The Doomsday Vault
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2025 · Est. 8.5 hour read

The Doomsday Vault

By Thomas Wheeler

Book #1 in the EverWhen School of Time Travel (and Other Odd Sciences) series

A black hole leads to a school for time travelers. Can they solve its mysteries?

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304 pages· 60,516 words· Est. 8.5 hour read
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Bertie Wells, after creating a black hole in 1878, finds himself at the EverWhen School of Time Travel. Joined by math genius Zoe Fuentes from the future and Amelia da Vinci from the past, they face a year of time paradoxes, a vanishing dean, and a shadowy intergalactic society. Can they unravel the mysteries and survive the semester?

From the publisher

From the screenwriter of Academy Award–nominated Puss in Boots and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish comes an inventive middle grade adventure about an interdimensional school for time travelers perfect for fans of the Spy School and Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series. When Bertie Wells accidentally creates a black hole in his bedroom in the year 1878, the last thing he expects is for a grown-up to step out. Darla Marconi comes with an offer: Bertie is invited to attend the EverWhen School of Time Travel and Other Odd Sciences. Not exactly thrilled at the idea, but not exactly having anything better to do, Bertie agrees. And that was only the first weird thing to happen to him that day. Thankfully, he’s not alone–144 years in the future, math whiz Zoe Fuentes just accepted the same invitation, and 550 years in the past, Amelia da Vinci (yes, that da Vinci) has also decided to attend. Transported to 2024 for their first semester of school, these three must team up and work together in order to survive the year, including weathering a time paradox, solving the case of a disappearing dean, and uncovering the truth behind a shady intergalactic secret society.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
304
Words
60,516
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Themes & topics
Books about historical figuresBooks about childhood geniusBooks about inventorsBooks about parallel timelinesBooks about time travel
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Published
January 28, 2025
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Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534488458

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