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Synopsis
Johnson is plagued by his absence of memory and the strange dreams of horrific futures that he somehow knows will become reality if he does not act. He was born in a hopeless future and is doomed to travel in the past and repair humanity's problems before they can happen. Unfortunately every time he returns to the abyss outside of time he loses all memory of what just occurred. The only information Johnson has of his existence is a one-page letter written to himself, reminding him of his duties. Over and over, he must follow his nightmares and repair the damages done by those in the past. Time is in a perpetual state of turmoil for Johnson, but he is in the endless purist of perfection and a future free of all the damage that could be done. His duty is to erase all possibility of the predicted Crisis!
Is Crisis! appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This philosophical time-travel story features a protagonist trapped in an endless cycle of memory loss and crisis prevention. The content is conceptually complex with mild psychological distress and existential themes, but no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include amnesia, mental manipulation, and anxiety.
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Who'll love this
Teens who love mind-bending time travel stories and mysteries about identity will find this protagonist's endless quest fascinating.