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• 11 Birthdays

  Mass, Wendy, 1967-

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  Features magical realism and interconnected time-bending consequences. Fits the “Massiverse” where time quirks ripple across stories.

• The First Last Day

  Cirrone, Dorian,

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  Haleigh wakes up to discover her perfect summer day is repeating itself endlessly. A true time loop with strong emotional growth.

• The Lost Track of Time

  Britt, Paige,

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  Penelope literally falls out of time into the Realm of Possibility. A whimsical metaphor for time and creativity.

• A Wrinkle in Time

  L'Engle, Madeleine

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  Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin tesser across dimensions. A foundational time-travel classic.

• When You Reach Me

  Stead, Rebecca

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  Miranda receives mysterious notes from someone who knows the future. A Newbery-winning blend of mystery, time travel, and emotional depth.

• The Secret Lake

  Inglis, Karen,

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  Two kids discover a lake that serves as a portal to the past. A gentle, accessible introduction to time travel for younger MG readers.

• The Magic Half

  Barrows, Annie

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  Miri travels to 1935 and befriends a girl who desperately needs help. Warm, character-driven time travel.

• Time Traveling With a Hamster

  Welford, Ross

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  Al attempts to save his dad by traveling back to 1984. Humor + serious emotional stakes + sci-fi time travel.

• Kindling

  Chee, Traci,

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  A quest with magical timelines, fate, and parallel possibilities. Introduces time as prophecy and alternate futures.

• The In-between

  Ansari, Rebecca K. S.,

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  A mysterious girl appears in the same place across different eras. A great spooky-season time-slip.

• Stowaway

  Anderson, John David, 1975-

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  Adventure across worlds with time distortion and space-time jumps. For sci-fi readers wanting time mechanics.

• The Strangers

  Haddix, Margaret Peterson,

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  Kids discover alternate versions of themselves in parallel timelines. Perfect for readers interested in time paradoxes and identity.

• Found

  Haddix, Margaret Peterson

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  Orphaned children find out they were taken from different times. Direct time-travel plot with mystery hooks.

• Rescue on the Oregon Trail

  Messner, Kate,

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  A time-traveling golden retriever who rescues kids in historical events.

• The Portal

  Lasky, Kathryn,

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  A girl mourns her mother and travels back to Renaissance England.