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The astromancers in Peter's star-touched village have an amazing device that nudges time—surely it wouldn't hurt if Peter used it to fix a few mistakes? Cozy fantasy alight with wonder from the author of Wicked Marigold.

When Peter leads two Tinkerers to his family's inn in Stargazers Valley, he imagines…


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I love so much about this book that it was hard to answer the questions about what I liked best and second best, because it is the whole package. I love the characters, the emotions that they have and how much I can relate to those feelings, the humor, cleverness, humanness, and brilliance of the writing. While this is technically a middle grade book, I believe adults can get just as much from it as younger readers, and possibly even more. A work of art and heart. I didn't want to put it down, and when I finished reading it…

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