When Time Ticks
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Last published Wed, Jul 23, 2014
In a dystopian New York City, there lies an hourglass. It's the size of a grandfather clock, a vintage thing full of black sand. Yet, it holds the entire Earth's future. When the sand runs out, it marks the end of the world. Every week, on Friday at 11:59pm when the sand is almost gone, humans turn the hourglass over, and the countdown starts once again.
No one knows where this hourglass was found. All they know is they rely on it to live.
This goes on for centuries.
One day, the hourglass is stuck, and they can't turn it around. They're trapped. They have seven days, and it's up to Haley Riordan and his best friend and secret crush Robynn Glickman to save the world.
They find secrets and learn more about the mysterious Hourglass in their quest against time. They must complete their mission when time still ticks.
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