Countdown to Yesterday - Couverture souple

Marr, Shirley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1665948523 ISBN 13 : 9781665948524

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2025

Synopsis

Rebecca Stead’s The List of Things That Will Not Change gets a “Space Oddity” sci-fi twist in this “exceptionally lovely and uplifting” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) middle grade novel about one boy’s journey to go back in time to prevent his parents’ divorce.

The present is the last place James wants to be. Since his parents have separated, he’s been living two different lives and neither of them add up to the great one he used to have. He thinks about his Top Six memories and wonders if he can go back.

During National Science Week, James meets the enigmatic Yan, a girl who looks at the world with x-ray eyes, and discovers that time travel might be possible after all. The two budding scientists’ quest to restore James’s lost past brings them into contact with retro Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cakes, old Commodore computers, chaotic rideshare vehicles of the future, and spacemen.

But as they get closer to their goal, James is forced to consider that his favorite moments from his personal history may not be as perfect as he remembers them.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Shirley Marr is the author of Little Jiang, Fury, Preloved, A Glasshouse of Stars, All Four Quarters of the Moon, and Countdown to Yesterday. Shirley lives in Perth, Australia, with her family. Learn more at ShirleyMarr.net.

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Launch LAUNCH
It seems strange to start a story with a good-bye. But as I sit in the time machine with Tiger on my shoulder, I look over at Yan, and for a split second, I don’t want to go. I want to stay in the present. Because I can see things now, things I couldn’t begin to understand two weeks ago. But Yan gives me a thumbs-up. She turns the big button on the black box and confirms the coordinates. I go to place my hands over my face because it’s overwhelming, but they touch upon the plastic visor of my helmet. I tell myself I’m ready. The lights flicker. There’s a low hum in the air. I watch the countdown on all the screens. Time s l o w s and white smoke fills the floor. I squeeze my eyes shut.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1665948523
• ISBN 13: 9781665948524
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible