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The Edge of Forever


School year: Year 7

No. of pages 272

Published: 2015

Great for age 7-18 years

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In 2013, sixteen-year-old Alora is having blackouts. Each time she wakes up in a different place with no idea how she got there. The one thing she is certain of? Someone is following her.In 2146, seventeen-year-old Bridger is one of a small number of people born with the ability to travel to the past. While on a routine school time trip, he sees the last person he expected?his dead father. The strangest part is that, according to the Department of Temporal Affairs, his father was never assigned to be in that time. Bridgers even more stunned when he learns that his by-the-book father was there to break the most important rule of time travel?to prevent someones murder.And that someone is named Alora.Determined to discover why his father wanted to help a ?ghost, Bridger illegally shifts to 2013 and, along with Alora, races to solve the mystery surrounding her past and her connection to his father before the DTA finds him. If he can stop Aloras death without altering the timeline, maybe he can save his father too.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers?picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 6th grade-6th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 272 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2015 by Skyhorse Publishing .

Melissa E. Hurst is a YA science fiction and fantasy writer, which means she considers watching Star Trek and Firefly as research. She dreams of traveling around the world and maybe finding Atlantis one day. You can usually find her with a book in one hand and a Dr. Pepper in the other. Or consuming lots of chocolate.

 

"This is Hurst's first novel, but one would not know from the deft way she balances dystopian science fiction, thriller, high school drama, and romance. She is definitely an author to watch for in the future."

 

-VOYA

 

 

"The Edge of Forever is a riveting tale of time travel and twisting conspiracies, one I couldn't put down and left me guessing until the very end!"

 

Bethany Hagen, author of Landry Park and Jubilee Manor

 

 

"A thrilling ride through time with twists and excitement that kept me glued to the pages all night!"

 

Kim (K.A.) Harrington, author of Forget Me and The Dead and Buried

 

 

"The Edge of Forever lives up to its name it kept me on edge the whole time. A fast-paced, mind-bending sci-fi; fans of X-men and Doctor Who are sure to love it and will be eagerly waiting the next installment."

 

Mindee Arnett, author of Avalon, a School Library Journal Best of 2014, and its sequel, Polaris

 

 

"The Edge of Forever is a thrilling and clever time travel mystery that will leave you guessing until the very end."

 

Lori M. Lee, author of Gates of Thread and Stone and The Infinite

 

"This is Hurst's first novel, but one would not know from the deft way she balances dystopian science fiction, thriller, high school drama, and romance. She is definitely an author to watch for in the future."

 

-VOYA

 

 

"The Edge of Forever is a riveting tale of time travel and twisting conspiracies, one I couldn't put down and left me guessing until the very end!"

 

Bethany Hagen, author of Landry Park and Jubilee Manor

 

 

"A thrilling ride through time with twists and excitement that kept me glued to the pages all night!"

 

Kim (K.A.) Harrington, author of Forget Me and The Dead and Buried

 

 

"The Edge of Forever lives up to its name it kept me on edge the whole time. A fast-paced, mind-bending sci-fi; fans of X-men and Doctor Who are sure to love it and will be eagerly waiting the next installment."

 

Mindee Arnett, author of Avalon, a School Library Journal Best of 2014, and its sequel, Polaris

 

 

"The Edge of Forever is a thrilling and clever time travel mystery that will leave you guessing until the very end."

 

Lori M. Lee, author of Gates of Thread and Stone and The Infinite