Falling Out of Time -- Margaret Peterson Haddix

<p><strong>Return to the world of the bestselling <em>Running Out of Time</em> with this middle grade thriller from Margaret Peterson Haddix, where Zola discovers she's related to Jessie Keyser and her seemingly perfect utopian world is covering up a dark reality.</strong></p><p>Twelve-year-old Zola thinks she has the perfect life. She thinks everyone does, now that it's 2193, and humanity has solved all its problems. Insta-Closets deliver new clothes every morning, Insta-Ovens deliver gourmet meals on demand, and virtual reality goggles let her have any adventure she wants, with friends from all over the world.</p><p>Then one day Zola finds a handwritten note in her Insta-Closet: </p><p><em>If you want to see things as they really are, come find me. </em></p><p>What if Zola's wrong about everything--even the year? As she struggles to figure out who wrote the note, she discovers a printed book in her Insta-Closet called <em>The Jessie Keyser Story: How One Girl Escaped from Clifton Village</em>. Zola wonders: Who is Jessie Keyser, and why does she look like her . . . and what else do they have in common?</p><p>In this sequel to the classic novel <em>Running Out of Time</em>, Margaret Peterson Haddix has crafted a riveting page-turner that captures the terrors of a world where nothing seems real--but finding out who really loves you still matters.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Margaret Peterson Haddix<br><b>Publisher:</b> Katherine Tegen Books<br><b>Published:</b> 05/28/2024<br><