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3:59 Hardcover - 2013

by Gretchen McNeil

Betrayed by the two people she trusts the most, Josie jumps at the chance to trade places with her twin in a parallel universeNuntil Josie becomes trapped in a dangerous world where shadowy creatures feed on human flesh.


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From Possess and Ten author Gretchen McNeil comes a deliciously eerie science-fiction horror story in the tradition of Lisa McMann's Wake trilogy and the movie Sliding Doors.

Josie Byrne's life is spiraling out of control. And just when she thinks it can't get worse, she wakes to an image of herself in the bedroom mirror. Except it's not her at all--the girl in the mirror is blonder and prettier. And her name is Jo.

The two girls are doppelgngers whose universes overlap every twelve hours at 3:59. Fascinated by Jo's perfect world, Josie jumps at the chance to pass through the portal and switch places for a day.

But Jo's world is far from perfect, and the stuff of nightmares lurks around every corner. And when Josie finds herself trapped there, her life becomes more dangerous--and more deadly--than she ever imagined.

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Josie Byrne's life is spiraling out of control. Her parents are divorcing, her boyfriend, Nick, has grown distant, and her physics teacher has it in for her. When she's betrayed by the two people she trusts most, Josie thinks things can't get worse. Until she starts having dreams about a girl named Jo. Every night at the same time--3:59 a.m.

Jo's life is everything Josie wants: she's popular, her parents are happily married, and Nick adores her. It all seems real, but they're just dreams, right? Josie thinks so, until she wakes one night to a shadowy image of herself in the bedroom mirror--Jo.

Josie and Jo are doppelg�ngers living in parallel universes that briefly overlap every twelve hours at exactly 3:59. Fascinated by Jo's fabulous life, Josie jumps at the chance to cross through the portal and switch places for a day. But Jo's world is far from perfect. Not only is Nick not Jo's boyfriend, he hates her. Jo's mom is missing, possibly insane. And at night, shadowy creatures feed on human flesh.

Josie is desperate to return to her own life. But there's a problem: Jo has sealed the portal, trapping Josie in this dangerous world. Can she figure out a way home before it's too late?

From master of suspense Gretchen McNeil comes a riveting and deliciously eerie story about the lives we wish we had--and how they just might kill you.

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  • Title 3:59
  • Author Gretchen McNeil
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition, F
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, New York
  • Date 2013-09
  • Features Dust Cover
  • ISBN 9780062118813 / 0062118811
  • Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.3 in (21.08 x 14.22 x 3.30 cm)
  • Ages 13 to UP years
  • Grade levels 8 - UP
  • Themes
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Interpersonal relations
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013000231
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 09/01/2013, Page 111
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 12/01/2013, Page 225
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2014, Page 120
  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2013, Page 0
  • Romantic Times, 09/01/2013, Page 53
  • School Library Journal, 11/01/2013, Page 118
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 08/01/2013, Page 0
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