Sent is the second book in the Missing Children series by Margaret Haddix. If you haven't read Found, the next couple of lines may be spoilers.
Found ended with the missing children stuck in a cave that was not in time. JD is determined to send the children wrongly pulled from time back to their correct time period. Just as he aims the Elucidator at the Chip, Jonas and Katherine grab Chip and are transported back in time with him.
Sent begins with the children being transported back in time; to Chip's real time and real identity...Edward the V of England, King Edward that is. Joining them is Alex, aka Richard, Edward's little brother and prince. JD gives the four children the opportunity to correct the time that was displaced with the kidnappings of Chip and Alex. If they succeed, the boys may return to the current time and live the rest of their lives as Chip and Alex. If they fail, they will meet the same fate as Edward and Richard...presumably death.
I love the way Haddix writes. She stays fairly true to historical accuracy while still taking some artistic liberty. This second book is not as suspenseful as the first, but it kept me turning the pages. I read the book in two nights and started the third. For me, that is the true measure of a series...reading the next book right away or being disappointed that there isn't another book to read.
I'd recommend this to kids (probably 5th or 6th grade and up) and those who like younger fiction and/or historical based fiction.
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