A Split Second
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2024 · Est. 6.5 hour read

A Split Second

By Janae Marks

Elise wakes up six months in the future. Can she uncover the truth behind her lost time?

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256 pages· 46,790 words· Est. 6.5 hour read
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Elise wakes up to find six months have vanished from her life. Her friends are distant, and her world is unrecognizable. With only Cora by her side, Elise must unravel the mystery of her missing memories. Is it a memory lapse or something more mysterious? As she navigates this altered reality, Elise faces the challenge of piecing together her past and understanding her present. Can she reclaim her lost time, or is she trapped in a future she doesn't belong to? Dive into a twisty tale of friendship, mystery, and the quest for truth.

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New York Times bestselling author Janae Marks delivers a stunningly crafted and twisty mystery about the tests of friendships that examines what matters most when everything can change in a split second–perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Anne Ursu.That clock can’t be right. When Elise wakes up the morning after her birthday celebration, she’s surprised to find herself in her bedroom. Last she can remember, she had fallen asleep next to her best friends at her slumber party in her basement, and it was October. But now she’s alone, and her phone says it’s April 8. Elise doesn’t understand. How could she have woken up six months later?No one else is acting like anything strange has happened, yet Elise can’t remember the last half year. To make matters worse, her friends refuse to talk to her and Elise doesn’t know why. She also has no idea how she got signed up for photography club or why her former best friend, Cora, is talking to her again. Is it a memory problem? Could it be magic? Every day that passes takes Elise further from the world she knew. Thankfully, Elise has Cora to lean on in this new reality, and the two come together to investigate why Elise woke up in the future–and, more important, how to get her back to her past and away from this nightmare.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
256
Words
46,790
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~701L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.5
F&P level
~Q
AR points
7
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
556944
Publication
Published
October 21, 2025
First published
October 1, 2024
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780063212374

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