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conversations.value: Give me a description for a book titled Timekeeper about Better, cause, Timekeeper with the genre: Literature & Fiction, Contemporary.
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conversations.value: "Better get ready 'cause the Timekeeper is coming to town!"
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conversations.value: Give me a description for a book titled Timekeeper about Michele, Windsor, Philip's with the genre: Children's Books, Literature & Fiction.
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conversations.value: Gr 7 Up-Time traveler Michele Windsor thought she left the love of her life behind in 1910 in Timeless (Delacorte, 2011), so she is shocked to find him enrolled as a student in her elite New York City school. Even more perplexing, Philip doesn't seem to recognize her, despite the close connection they shared in the past. As she tries to sort out the mystery of Philip's reappearance, another issue arises: Rebecca, a rogue time traveler with a grudge against the Windsor family, appears. When Michele loses the key that allows her to travel through time, she is trapped in the present, where Rebecca is plotting to do her harm. With the help of friends from the present and the past, Michele must thwart her nemesis and solve the mystery of her own origins and Philip's apparent reappearance. The strength of this book lies in its plot, with plenty of twists and turns. However, most of the secondary characters are fairly flat and the writing lacks polish. Devoted fans of the first book may want to read this volume, but for everyone else, it's strictly an additional purchase.-Misti Tidman, Licking County Library, Newark, OH(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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conversations.value: Even more perplexing, Philip doesn't seem to recognize her, despite the close connection they shared in the past. As she tries to sort out the mystery of Philip's reappearance, another issue arises: Rebecca, a rogue time traveler with a grudge against the Windsor family, appears. When Michele loses the key that allows her to travel through time, she is trapped in the present, where Rebecca is plotting to do her harm. With the help of friends from the present and the past, Michele must thwart her nemesis and solve the mystery of her own origins and Philip's apparent reappearance. The strength of this book lies in its plot, with plenty of twists and turns. However, most of the secondary characters are fairly flat and the writing lacks polish. Devoted fans of the first book may want to read this volume, but for everyone else, it's strictly an additional purchase.-Misti Tidman, Licking County Library, Newark, OH(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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conversations.value: Give me a description for a book titled Timekeeper about Danny, Danny's, UpThe with the genre: Teen & Young Adult, Literature & Fiction.
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conversations.value: Gr 10 UpThe first installment in a steampunk trilogy by a debut author focuses on the power of clocks. In an alternative Victorian London, time is kept in check by clock towers that were put in place so long ago that their origins have become part of mythology. Seventeen-year-old Danny is a mechanic tasked with keeping the clocks running smoothly to prevent time from fracturing or being stopped. Having time stop has been Danny's biggest fear ever since his father became trapped in a stopped town. The teen is assigned to a clock tower that keeps breaking down where he meets a strange and attractive young man claiming to be his new assistant. As Danny falls in love for the first time, he realizes that love can make people selfish or selfless, and he must decide between the two. In the book, homosexuality is no longer illegal but still weighs heavily on Danny's mind and plays into his other insecurities as the youngest mechanic on record. Part mystery and part romance, this fantasy novel delves into what it means to grow up and make important decisions. With an easily relatable main character struggling to fit in, the novel has a realistic and contemplative voice. Several chapters focus on the world's mythology, providing a secret history of the domain the characters inhabit. VERDICT A must-have richly written fantasy novel that will have readers eagerly anticipating the next volume. For fans of Cassandra Clare's "The Infernal Devices" or more mature works like V.E. Schwab's "Shades of Magic" series.Rebecca Greer, Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, FL
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conversations.value: Timekeeper
  Danny wanted it to be a joke. Hours didn't just disappear. But the clock tower before him and the silver timepiece in his hand read 3:06 in the afternoon, when not fifteen minutes before they had read 1:51.
  Colton Tower was a pillar of limestone and cast iron with a brick base and pointed spire. The iron gleamed gold in the weak sunshine, illuminating the sentinel-like tower that rose above the shingled roofs of Enfield. It stood apart from the other buildings as if to showcase its power, easily visible at the heart of town. The clock face shone yellow, its numbers and hands black against the opal glass.
  Danny approached the tower slowly, as if his presence would trigger something else catastrophic: the pendulum detaching, or the hands falling off. He kept his eyes on the blank space between one and three as he pressed his hands against the tower's side.
  His palms began to buzz with feverish warmth, and he felt the loss on another level entirely. Time pulled at his skin, whistled in his ear, blurred his vision. The tower was warning him, begging to be fixed.
  The hum of the crowd grew louder, breaking his concentration. Danny looked over his shoulder. The small homes and shops along the street were empty, their owners huddled near the village green. The townspeople had come not only to stare ineffectively at the clock, but for a glimpse at the young clock mechanic who sensed time in a way they couldn't.
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conversations.value: Carefully, Danny brushed his fingers over the smooth stone, feeling the indentation where the god's eyes had been carved. The statue was forgotten here, tucked away in one of Enfield's corners. He wondered if anyone came to visit it, if anyone still prayed to it. Then again, who would pray to a dead god?
  Danny shook his head and moved on to the tower. His giddiness steadily returned as the music from the green grew louder. He took off his coat and draped it over his arm as he bounded up the stairs, humming the song the band had been playing.
  Danny's heart sank. Of course Colton had watched him dance. He wished he could bring him outside to join the festivities. Danny wanted the townspeople to know their guardian, and why he was to be cherished, protected.
  Danny looked into Colton's eyes, a much lighter shade than Harland's, and wished—not for the first time—that things did not have to be so complicated.
  He thought back to another time they had been standing at this window, Colton's words slow and uncertain. "I want... well, it doesn't matter what I want."
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conversations.value: Carefully, Danny brushed his fingers over the smooth stone, feeling the indentation where the god's eyes had been carved. The statue was forgotten here, tucked away in one of Enfield's corners. He wondered if anyone came to visit it, if anyone still prayed to it. Then again, who would pray to a dead god?
  Danny shook his head and moved on to the tower. His giddiness steadily returned as the music from the green grew louder. He took off his coat and draped it over his arm as he bounded up the stairs, humming the song the band had been playing. 
  Danny's heart sank. Of course Colton had watched him dance. He wished he could bring him outside to join the festivities. Or just to watch, if he preferred. Danny wanted the townspeople to know their guardian, and why he was to be cherished, protected. 
  Danny looked into Colton's eyes, a much lighter shade than Harland's, and wished—not for the first time—that things did not have to be so complicated. 
  He thought back to another time they had been standing at this window, Colton's words slow and uncertain. "I want... well, it doesn't matter what I want. "
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conversations.value: Becky Albertalli, Tabitha Martin, Michael Waters, Camryn Garrett, Katherine Locke, Shveta Thakrar, Tehlor Kinney, Sunil Patel, and Cindy Pon: you guys are super awesome. Just so you know.
  To Olivia Berrier (who convinced me to keep writing when I thought I couldn't anymore), Jamie Lynn Saunders (who allowed me to find the inspiration for this story), and the rest of B3: you are stars. There are not enough words to explain how much you guys mean to me. To Alys Sink: the best London roommate a girl could ask for. Thanks for not killing me in my sleep. To the Hollins community: the closest I can come to expressing my adulation is screaming at the top of my lungs, so consider this my war cry of love.
  To Ellen Gavazza (oh em gee bffs 4 lief), Carrie Gratiot (sushi and latte buddy), and Amber von Nagel (night cheese warrior): my life is so much brighter with you three in it. Never leave me.
  Huge thanks to my family, who has always supported me no matter what. Special thanks to the Sekhons and the Gills.
  And last but not least, to my parents, Harjit and Steve Sim. Thank you for everything you've done to get me this far, and for always believing I would get here.
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conversations.value: Becky Albertalli, Tabitha Martin, Michael Waters, Camryn Garrett, Katherine Locke, Shveta Thakrar, Tehlor Kinney, Sunil Patel, and Cindy Pon: you guys are super awesome. Just so you know.
  To Olivia Berrier (who convinced me to keep writing when I thought I couldn't anymore), Jamie Lynn Saunders (who allowed me to find the inspiration for this story), and the rest of B3: you are stars. There are not enough words to explain how much you guys mean to me. To Alys Sink: the best London roommate a girl could ask for. Thanks for not killing me in my sleep. To the Hollins community: the closest I can come to expressing my adulation is screaming at the top of my lungs, so consider this my war cry of love.
  To Ellen Gavazza (oh em gee bffs 4 lief), Carrie Gratiot (sushi and latte buddy), and Amber von Nagel (night cheese warrior): my life is so much brighter with you three in it. Never leave me.
  Huge thanks to my family, who has always supported me no matter what. Special thanks to the Sekhons and the Gills.
  And last but not least, to my parents, Harjit and Steve Sim.