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Atticus "Tick" Higginbottom, a typical thirteen‑year‑old, inherits a strange letter from a sender in Alaska, marked with the initials "M.G." The letter warns that dangerous events could unravel reality. M.G. promises to send Tick twelve riddles, each offering clues that must be solved by a specific time and place, to prevent the destruction of all possible worlds. Tick faces the challenge of following the clues, solving the riddles, and discovering the life he is meant to live before all alternate realities are lost.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: James Dashner
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