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Skipshock / Caroline O'Donoghue.

Summary:

"Margo is a troubled schoolgirl. After the death of her father, she's on her way to a new boarding school in a new city. Moon is a salesman. He makes his living traveling through a series of interconnected worlds on a network of barely used train lines. They never should have met. But when Margo suddenly appears one day on Moon's train, their fates become inextricably linked. If Margo wants to survive, she has to pass as a traveling salesman, too--except it's not that easy. Move north on the train line and time speeds up, a day passing in mere hours. Move south and time slows down--a day can last several weeks. Slow worlds are the richest ones: you live longer, your youth lasting decades. Fast worlds are sharp, cruel, and don't have time for pleasantries. Death is frequent. Salesmen die young of skipshock. That is, if they're not shot down by the Southern Guard first. As Margo moves between worlds and her attachment to Moon intensifies, she feels her youth start to slip between her fingers. But is Moon everything he seems? Is Margo?"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781536228816
  • ISBN: 1536228818
  • Physical Description: 383 pages : map ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First US edition.
  • Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Walker Books, 2025.
Subject:
Teenage girls > Fiction.
Space and time > Fiction.
Time travel > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Sales personnel > Fiction.
Genre:
Young adult fiction.
Time-travel fiction.
Science fiction.

Available copies

  • 38 of 39 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 39 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Hot Springs Library YA FIC ODO (Text) 30229101314499 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Bordeaux Library TEEN O'DONOGHUE (Text) 31781069587515 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Columbus Library YA F ODO (Text) 31250200093825 Young Adult New Fiction Available -
Elkin Public Library YA O'DONOGHUE JLG (Text) 30499100589082 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Enka-Candler Library YA ODO (Text) 0020514012572 Young Adult New Fiction Available -
Etowah Branch ODO (Text) 33258010468367 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Fairview Library YA ODO (Text) 0020513994127 Young Adult New Fiction Available -
Forsyth Central YA O'Donoghue, Caroline (Text) 0112523749440 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Forsyth Central YA O'Donoghue, Caroline (Text) 0112524627025 Young Adult New Fiction Available -
Gibsonville Public Library YA ODonoghue (Text) 30449060008771 Young Adult Fiction Available -

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