Perfect for fans of Neal Shusterman and Jason Reynolds, this powerhouse, genre-bending YA debut follows two teens, a generation apart, whose fates collide across time—and outside of it.
Today
During arguably the worst week of Esso’s life, an accident knocks him into an incredible world—a place beyond space or time, where he can see glimpses of the past and future. But if what he sees there is true, he might not have much longer to live… unless he can use his new gift to alter the course of history.
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Rhia’s past is filled with questions, none of which she expects a new physics tutor to answer. But Dr. Esso’s not here to help Rhia. He’s here because he needs her help—to unravel a tragedy that happened fifteen years ago. One that holds the key not only to Rhia’s past, but to a future worth fighting for.
Debut author Femi Fadugba blurs the lines between physics and fiction in a fast-paced, gripping time-travel thriller like you’ve never read before.
Appendices of mathematical equations.
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Gr 8 Up-Esso Adenon, 16, is a high school student in South London. He is just trying to stay out of a rival gang war, avoid the threat of expulsion, figure out how to confess his feelings to his friend, Nadia, and make sense of the journal belonging to his late father. After Esso is involved in a car accident, he is able to see a place his father referred to as "the Upper World," a place where Esso witnesses fragments of the past and future. Meanwhile, 15-year-old footballer Rhia is a foster child searching for answers about her birth mother and her place in the world. When her mysterious new physics tutor, Dr. Esso, arrives carrying a photograph of Rhia's mother, Rhia may have found the answers she's been looking for, and Esso may have discovered the key to a deadly incident involving Rhia's mother years ago. Fadugba's debut effortlessly intersects two time lines-the past and present-with enriched dialogue and intriguing characters. This fast-paced novel interweaves themes of loss, family, violence, and time travel in a thought-provoking portrayal of life in South London. Theories will resonate strongly with math and physics enthusiasts. The majority of the characters are Black, including Esso and Rhia. VERDICT Fans of Jason Reynolds and Neal Shusterman won't be able to put down this electrifying debut.-Amanda Harding