Books like Twelve minutes to midnight by Christopher Edge

A magical, time‑travel adventure for young readers, A Wrinkle in Time follows Meg and Charles Murry, the children of a missing father who was working on a tesseract. The novel blends science, fantasy, and strong family bonds, and was awarded the Newbery Medal.

A lonely orphan girl on the Yorkshire moors befriends a disabled cousin and unlocks the secrets of a hidden garden.

In a future Earth crowded with humans and androids, cyborg mechanic Cinder, a second‑class citizen, must uncover her hidden past to protect a planet threatened by plague and an alien threat, all while navigating a forbidden romance with Prince Kai.

A lone robot named Roz awakens on a wild, storm‑torn island and must learn to survive among its fierce animals. As she adapts, she forms unlikely friendships, only to confront a shadowed past that threatens her newfound home.

In the dystopian land of Opium, a young clone of the powerful drug lord Matteo Alacrán must navigate life in the "Big House," uncover his origins, and decide his destiny amid a society that mistreats those who differ.

Amy leads a small group of survivors on an insurrection against virals, leading the Second Viral War.

Three teenage friends investigate haunting mysteries, uncover assassins, and welcome a new ally to the paranormal firm Lockwood & Co.

When a ruthless crime shakes London's elite, young physician Lockwood enlists paranormal investigator Lucy to uncover hidden sinister truths, thrusting them into a world of dangerous mysteries.

In *Clockwork Princess*, Cassandra Clare introduces readers to a London of secret societies and supernatural intrigue, exploring themes of identity and orphanhood within a 19th‑century backdrop.

A young orphan, Pinky Pinkerton, inherits a valuable deed in 1862 Nevada Territory and must evade dangerous outlaws led by Whittlin Walt and his gang.

A fifteen‑year‑old London magazine publisher, Penelope Tredwell, must solve the mystery of the Crown Jewels’ theft and a supernatural thief before Edward VII’s coronation in 1902.

Cassie Hobbes has been working with the FBI since she was a teenager. Now twenty-three years old, she and her fellow Naturals have taken over running the program that taught them everything they know. As a unit, they're responsible for identifying new Naturals--and solving particularly impossible cases. When their latest case brings back a ghost from their past, Cassie and the other Naturals find themselves racing against the clock--and reliving their own childhood traumas.In a small, coastal town in Maine, there has been a rash of teen suicides--or at least, that's what the police believe. Mackenzie McBride, age twelve, thinks differently. Desperate to make herself heard, she stands at the top of a lighthouse, threatening to jump... unless the FBI agents who rescued her from a kidnapper at age six come to hear her out.Enter the Naturals. It doesn't take Cassie long to realize that Mackenzie isn't bluffing: she truly is convinced that the suicides are murder, and she really will jump if she can't get the FBI to believe her. To the outside world, Mackenzie is nothing more than a traumatized child. But so was Cassie, once upon a time. So were Michael, Dean, Sloane, Lia, and Celine. With a storm rolling in off the ocean and Mackenzie's position becoming more precarious by the moment, the Naturals have very little time to get to the truth about the deaths--and about twelve-year-old Mackenzie McBride.

In 1950s Michigan, young Lewis Barnavelt and his uncle find themselves the targets of a sinister curse—an old hooded figure from the uncle’s past unleashes mysterious accidents that threaten their safety.

Ned Roach, a young apprentice in Victorian London, joins monster‑catcher Alfred Bunce as the city battles a relentless bogle infestation in the concluding volume of Catherine Jinks’ trio.

Thirteen-year-old Johnny Dixon teams up with the eccentric Professor Childermass to rescue Dr. Coote, only to confront a sinister voodoo cult threatening their lives.

After her Aunt Magnolia dies, Jane is drawn to the glamorous island mansion Tu Reviens, where she faces five pivotal choices that will shape her destiny, love, and identity.