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Author
Series
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan. comes to stay with his uncle Jonathan, he expects to meet an ordinary person. But he is wrong. Uncle Jonathan and his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Zimmermann, are both witches! Lewis is thrilled. At first, watching magic is enough. Then Lewis experiments with magic himself and unknowingly resurrects the former owner of the house: a woman named Serenna Izard. It seems that Serenna and her husband built a timepiece into...
2) The clocks
Author
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
"Sheila Webb expected to find a respectable blind lady waiting for her at 19 Wilbraham Crescent - not the body of a middle-aged man sprawled across the living room floor. But when old Miss Pebmarsh denies sending for her in the first place, or of owning all the clocks that surround the body, it's clear that they are going to need a very good dectective. "This crime is so complicated that it must be quite simple," declares Hercule Poirot. But there's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hickory dickory dock. Pete the Cat went up the clock! The clock struck one. The cat went down. Hickory dickory dock.
Author
Series
Rotten School volume 1
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
Description
Bernie Bridges, the egotistical planner and schemer for a group of fourth-graders at The Rotten School, is determined to outsmart his rival in a pie-eating contest.
5) Watch Hollow
Author
Series
Watch Hollow volume 1
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Deep within the enchanted woods in the town of Watch Hollow stands the once-grand Blackford House, whose halls hold a magical secret: a giant cuckoo clock that does much more than tell time. But when the clock's gears cease to turn, an evil presence lurking among the trees begins to come out of the shadows. When Lucy and Oliver Tinker arrive in Watch Hollow, they have no idea that anything is wrong. A mysterious stranger has made their father an offer...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
When Reuben discovers an extraordinary antique watch, he soon learns it has a secret power and his life takes an intriguing turn. At first he is thrilled with his new treasure, but as one secret leads to another, Reuben finds himself torn between his innately honest nature and the lure to be a hero. Now he is on a dangerous adventure -- full of curious characters, treacherous traps, and hairsbreadth escapes -- as he races to solve the mystery before...
9) Angelmaker
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Avoiding the lifestyle of his late gangster father by working as a clock repairman, Joe Spork fixes an unusual device that turns out to be a former secret agent's doomsday machine and incurs the wrath of the government and a diabolical South Asian dictator.
10) The 13 clocks
Author
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In a cold, gloomy castle where all the clocks have stopped, a wicked Duke amuses himself by finding new and fiendish ways of rejecting the suitors for his niece, the good and beautiful Princess Saralinda.
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
430L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Real-world examples and engaging activities guide readers in learning about measuring time from an analog and digital clock using a.m. and p.m. Readers practice selecting appropriate measuring tools and units of measurement, converting between units, and solving problems by measuring.
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Perfect Square edition.
Physical Desc
180 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Nate Adams is just an average kid until the mysterious Whisper gives him the Yo-kai Watch, which allows him to see Yo-kai of all shapes and forms.
13) Timekeeper
Author
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 690L
Physical Desc
414 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In an alternate 1875 England, seventeen-year-old clock mechanic Danny, aided by the boy he loves, must discover who is sabotaging the towers that control the flow of time and stop him or her before it is too late.
14) Time
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A simple story and colorful illustrations help children understand the concept of time.
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Perfect Square edition.
Lexile measure
GN 140L
Physical Desc
191 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Nate Adams is just an average kid until the mysterious Whisper gives him the Yo-kai Watch, which allows him to see Yo-kai of all shapes and forms.
16) Chainbreaker
Author
Series
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
478 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In an alternate Victorian world controlled by clock towers, where a damaged clock can fracture time---and a destroyed one can stop it completely--eighteen-year-old mechanic Danny investigates fallen clock towers in British-occupied India and unravels more secrets about his and Colton's past.
17) Time
Author
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
Simple text introduces the concept of time and how time is measured using the sun, calendars, clocks, watches, and timers.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
'Time' is the most commonly used noun in the English language; it's always on our minds and it advances through every living moment. But what is time, exactly? Do children experience it the same way adults do? Why does it seem to slow down when we're bored and speed by as we get older? How and why does time fly? In this witty and meditative exploration, award-winning author and New Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick takes readers on a personal quest...
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
680L
Physical Desc
199 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Catherine Daly's ability to awaken the dead for a final goodbye goes awry when she and Guy Nolan, the watchmaker's son, seek a watch but find, instead, a boy whose return from the dead draws danger to the three.
Catherine Daly has an unusual talent. By day she works for a printer. But by night, she awakens the dead for a few precious moments with loved ones seeking a final goodbye. But this magic comes with a price: for every hour that a ghost is...