Cracking Time - Meyer, David

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Résumé :
DIGITAL ADDICTS UNITE! Andy Wagner spends every waking moment on his phone, watching videos to his heart's content. His parents mostly put up with it ... until he gets so caught up in one video that he falls into a raging river! It's time for a crackdown and soon, he's enrolled at Camp Digi-Detox, an ultra-mysterious digital detox program. Undaunted, he and his fellow addicts launch a daring strike to get their devices back. But as their plan unfolds, they make a startling discovery. Camp Digi-Detox isn't helping kids. Rather, it's using them, in a twisted bid to upend reality. The ace phone addict is now firmly stuck in the physical world ... and it's going to take every bodily skill he's got to keep from being erased. Exhilarating yet funny, timely yet timeless, David Meyer's Cracking Time will spark the imagination of the young as well as the young at heart. If you enjoyed Masterminds by Gordon Korman, you'll love this thrilling novel!...

Biographie:
David Meyer writes middle-grade adventure stories filled with mystery, puzzles, and hidden secrets.He is the author of The Uncrackables series, which follows a group of kids as they uncover long-buried truths and unexpected dangers hiding in plain sight. His books are designed for readers ages 8-14 and emphasize curiosity, teamwork, problem-solving, and the idea that small choices can have big consequences.David enjoys creating stories that challenge readers to think, ask questions, and look at the world a little differently-while still delivering fast-paced adventures and plenty of surprises along the way.He lives with his family and spends his time reading, researching strange bits of history, and building stories one mystery at a time....

Sommaire:
The internet is gone. The phones are locked away. The adventure is just beginning. For readers who love City Spies, The 39 Clues, and high-stakes mystery adventures filled with puzzles, conspiracies, and dangerous secrets. Andy Wagner's summer collapses the moment he walks straight into a river-because he was too busy watching videos to notice it was there. His parents have had enough. Their solution? Camp Digi-Detox, a strange program hidden inside a crumbling college dorm. Devices are banned, and kids spend their days transcribing dusty handwritten documents into a secret database. Andy expects boredom. What he finds is a conspiracy. When he and three other campers hatch a daring plan to reclaim their confiscated phones, they uncover something far bigger: a clue to the Bedlam, a legendary ship that vanished centuries ago while carrying a powerful artifact within its hull. Ruthless enemies are closing in on the artifact. To stop them, Andy must unite a team of unlikely allies:Dora, who spots patterns no one else sees Trish, whose acting skills make deception second nature Felix, a tech whiz itching to outsmart the system If they can't crack the Bedlam's secrets in time, the artifact could rewrite history in ways that erase everything-including their very existence. Cracking Time is the first book in The Uncrackables, a fast-paced mystery-adventure series packed with puzzles, danger, teamwork, and explosive discoveries-perfect for readers ages 8-14 who love solving secrets and uncovering the truth....