The theme of time travel is very appealing to children and young adults. Children's literature is full of characters being suddenly transported to another age.
Many characters fall asleep and wake up in a strange new world.
Others open doors, go through tunnels or find strange objects that pull them out of their own time. These kinds of stories are exciting and suspenseful because the characters must cope with this sudden change, using their wits to try to adjust to a strange environment. Readers are always wondering if they will make it back to their own time. In many other books with a time travel theme, the main character is escaping from difficulties in the present. The library has many stories with the theme of time travel.