Lost in the Tunnel of Time
by Sharon Draper
This is the second book in Sharon Draper’s terrific series for young readers. This time, the boys get caught up in the history and mysteries of the Underground Railroad. Like many students, Ziggy isn’t all that interested when its part of the assigned Social Studies reading, but when Mr. Greene starts telling stories the boys’ interest is piqued. When they are given a historical map of local hiding spots and learn that their own school may have been built above tunnels, well, the Black Dinosaurs can’t resist an adventure! Again Draper infuses her book with history, this time mainly focusing on how slaves escaped to freedom. There’s even a little plug for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
Sex, Nudity, Dating – There are some girls in this book, and they try to catch the boys attention and sigh over mentions of love stories, but there’s nothing racy at all.
Profanity – None.
Death, Violence and Gore – None.
Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking – None.
Frightening or Intense Things – A mention of ghosts. As with all of the Ziggy books, this one deals in African-American history which includes slavery. The boys are caught in a tunnel collapse.
