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A FINALIST FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Older Readers of 2024

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed forever. From bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly, winner of the Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe and a…

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