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The story follows Jonah and Chip, both adopted teens who find out that they were discovered on a mysterious airplane that arrived out of nowhere, full of babies and no adults aboard. As they investigate, the pair learns that their own existence is entwined with a hidden time‑travel mystery. Two opposing forces, each determined to repair the fabric of time, seek them out, setting the youth on a thrilling adventure to restore the chronology and unlock the truth behind their unusual arrival.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Margaret Peterson Haddix
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