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Marr, Shirley

 
9781665948517: Countdown to Yesterday
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ISBN 10: 1665948515 ISBN 13: 9781665948517
Editorial: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024

Sinopsis

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.

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Acerca del autor

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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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.
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Editorial
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Año de publicación
2024
Idioma
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ISBN 10 
1665948515
ISBN 13 
9781665948517
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
272
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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ISBN 10:  1805073621 ISBN 13:  9781805073628
Editorial: Usborne Publishing, 2024
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