Name: No Time Like Now
Author: Kutub, Naz
ISBN: [978-1-54760-928-4,1-54760-928-1]

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No Time Like Now

Author: Kutub, Naz

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Follett Number: 2157ZE3
Audience: Young Adult
Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2024
Format: 309 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-54760-928-4
ISBN-10: 1-54760-928-1
LCCN: 2023-034757
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

Subjects:

Ability Fiction

Friendship Fiction

Interpersonal Relations Fiction

Lgbtq+ People Fiction

Magic Realist Fiction

Time Fiction

Time Travel Fiction

Time-Travel Fiction

"It's been one year since Hazeem's father passed away unexpectedly, and one year since Hazeem got his special ability: he can grant any living thing extra time. Since then, he's been granting people more years to live, like his best friend (and secret crush) Jack, his sheltered neighbor Holly, his out-and-proud friend Yamany--except, turns out none of them wanted to spend that extra time with him. Now, Hazeem spends most of his days with his grandmother. When it seems like he's about to lose her, too, he's quick to use his power to save her--until Time themself appears and says Hazeem has accrued a time debt, putting the entire timeline in serious danger of collapsing. In order to fix it, Hazeem has no choice but to take back the life he gave someone. Which unfortunately means he must go back in time to see when and why all his friendships fell apart. As Hazeem journeys through and against time, confronting the events of the past, he realizes just how much time he's wasted. Maybe when it comes to time, quality is more important than quantity--but is it too late for Hazeem to finally start living?"--Provided by publisher.

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A teen finds himself in a race against time when he learns he's given away more years than he has left to live in this thought-provoking speculative romp. It's been one year since Hazeem's father passed away unexpectedly, and one year since Hazeem got his special ability: He can grant any living thing extra time. Since then, he's been randomly granting people more years to live: his old friend Holly, his study buddy Yamany, his crush Jack. . . . The only problem is, none of them wanted to spend any of that time with Hazeem. Now, Hazeem spends most of his days with his grandmother. When she experiences a heart attack, Hazeem is quick to use his power to save her--until Time themself appears and tells Hazeem he has accrued a time debt, having given away more life than he has left to live and putting the entire timeline in serious danger of collapse. In order to save the timeline and himself, Hazeem must take back some of the life he has granted other people. Suddenly, Hazeem is on a journey through and against time, but as he confronts the events of the past, he must confront the mistakes he made along the way. Hazeem will come to realize that when it comes to time, quality is more important to quantity--but is it too late to reclaim the life he's given away so he can really start living? No Time Like Now is timely twist on A Christmas Carol that takes readers on a thought-provoking adventure, asking what matters most in life.

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