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Synopsis
Nobody is safe in the secret hour. Strange things happen at midnight in the town of Bixby, Oklahoma. Time freezes. Nobody moves. For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. Only a small group of people know about the secret hour -- only they are free to move about the midnight time. These people call themselves Midnighters. Each one has a different power that is strongest at midnight: Seer, Mindcaster, Acrobat, Polymath. For years the Midnighters and the dark creatures have shared the secret hour, uneasily avoiding one another. All that changes when the new girl with an unmistakablemidnight aura appears at Bixby High School. Jessica Day is not an outsider like the other Midnighters. She acts perfectly normal in every way. But it soon becomes clear that the dark creatures sense a hidden power in Jessica . . . and they're determined to stop her beforeshe can use it. A story of courage, shadowy perils, and unexpected destiny, the secret hour is the first volume of the mesmerizing Midnighters trilogy by acclaimed author Scott Westerfeld.
Is Midnighters #1: The Secret Hour (Midnighters Series) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This supernatural thriller features teens with special powers battling shadowy creatures during a hidden hour at midnight. Contains moderate fantasy violence and suspenseful peril but no sexual content or strong language.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include violence and darkness/horror elements.
Who'll love this
Teens will love the mystery of secret powers, a hidden midnight world, and discovering what makes the new girl special enough to attract dangerous supernatural attention.