THE TIME FETCH

Edward thought he had picked up a rock. He didn't know it was a sleeping Time Fetch - and touching it would alter the entire fabric of time and space.

Under normal circumstances, a Time Fetch sends out its foragers to collect only those moments that will never be missed or regretted. It then rests, waiting to be called back by the Keeper, who distributes the gathered time where it is needed in our world and others.

When eighth-grader Edward innocently mistakes a sleeping Fetch for an ordinary rock, he wakes its foragers too early, and they begin to multiply and gobble up too much time. Soon the bell rings to end class just as it's begun. Buses race down streets, too far behind schedule to stop for passengers. Buildings and sidewalks begin to disappear, as the whole fabric of the universe starts to unravel.

To try and stop the foragers, Edward must depend on the help of his classmates Feenix, Danton, and Brigit - whether he likes it or not. They all have touched the Fetch, and it has drawn them together in a strange and thrilling adventure in which the boundaries between worlds and dimensions are blurred. The places and creatures on the other side are much like the ones they've always known - but slightly twisted, a little darker, and much more dangerous.

Amy Herrick is the author of two critically acclaimed novels for adults, At the Sign of the Naked Waiter and The Happiness Code. She is also the author of Kimbo's Marble, a fairytale read-aloud. Her most recent novel, The Time Fetch, is a modern day fantasy for middle graders and beyond. It is set in Brooklyn, NY, at the winter solstice when the door will sometimes open between this world and the one on the other side. Amy is currently at work on The Tiltersmith, a sequel to this last tale. Amy lives with her family in Brooklyn, near Prospect Park. Prospect Park is the perfect place for a writer and her dog. They walk there every day looking for ordinary, wonderful, stinky and magical things.