A cute little read. I would have rated this higher if I were younger. As a tween, I would have loved it!

I adored this book as a child! Can't wait to read it again.

I finally found this book! every once in a while I would remember this great book I had read when I was younger about traveling in time and a laundry shoot but I could never remember what it was called!

My mom first mentioned it one day because she was interested in reading it with me, and I wanted to give it a try, so I accepted.One of my most favorite books EVER!!!Positive: The story was beautiful and mysterious, and Garet writing her story asa auto biography......I must say, she is one MARVELOUS writer! I have to admit if the story was not in her autobiography, the story wouldn't be as amusing.Also, like I said before, it's mysterious in a good way, because of the "time tunnel" (the place wh...

Clever and original kids' book, the plot is timey-wimey wibbly-wobbly but makes basic sense within the context. Also subtly provides food for thought about the nature vs. nurture debate, in other words, how much of our personality is because of DNA, how much is because of our surroundings, how much is personal choice? When a kids' book can bring up things like that in a natural way, it's well written.

I FOUND IT!For years, I have thought about this book from time to time. I vividly recalled reading a really good book, narrated by a girl living with her grandmother and involving time travel down a laundry chute. I had no idea what the title was or who the author was, so I despaired of ever finding it again and even began to think it was just a weird convoluted dream I had. Yet I remembered certain tiny details, like the fact that the girl's twin sister organized her books by color starting wit...

Anne Lindbergh, daughter of the famous Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, wrote several novels of which this is one of her best. Most of her novels employ a time travel theme of some type and this is no exception. While the story fairly quickly introduces the time travel element, the surprise twist at the end is what makes this story great and the primary reason I gave it 5 stars. I truly wasn't prepared or ready for it. I have read many of her other books and found them all enjoyable ...

I LOVE THIS BOOK TO DEATH!!!! FIRST TIME I READ THIS I THINK I WAS IN ELEMENTARY? MAYBE EARLY MIDDLE SCHOOL?? BUT I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT BACK TO THIS BOOK THROUGHOUT THE YEARS (CURRENTLY IN COLLEGE). I'VE EVEN HAD DREAMS WHERE A PHENOMENON MUCH LIKE THE ONE IN HERE HAPPENS, LIKE GOING DOWN A PIPE AND SHOOTING INTO A DIFFERENT WORLD OR TIME. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK! IT'S BEEN SO MANY YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS BOOK!... BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE CHARACTER WAS CATHERINE OR CAT OR CATY. WHOO...

I read this years ago and thanks to this site I can reread it because, while I remembered the cover, liking the story and very basic plot points, I do not remember much else. I'm so glad I found it and can't wait to get my hands on a copy to try it again!

re-re-read, Feb 2024: I love rereading my childhood faves when I have a head cold. This one is still pretty delightful, although the fact that Garet is dieting at age 12 gave me the icks on this go around. Ahh, the 90s. re-read, March 2008: As a child, I read this book so many times I still have parts of it memorized. I just had the inspiration to see if Lindbergh had published anything else since I grew up, only to find that she died in 1993. Where have I been?? Sigh.Garet lives with her Grandm...