"Suspend all disbelief and enjoy." Kirkus (starred review)From David Teague, the coauthor of the critically acclaimed Saving Lucas Biggs, comes a funny and sweet story about learning to have courage even when it feels like the world is ending.Oscar Indigo has never been good at baseball, so naturally hes nervous when he has to fill in for his teams injured All-Star, Lourdes. Luckily, Oscar has a mysterious gold watch that can stop time, which he uses to fake a game-winning home run. Now Oscars the underdog hero of his town and even Lourdes wants to be his friend. But the universe is a precarious place, and you cant just steal time without any consequences. If Oscar doesnt find a way to return the time he stole, the universe will unwind completely. Oscar wants nothing more than to ask Lourdes for help, but what would a baseball star like her think of a guy whose fake home run actually destroyed the universe? But as he and Lourdes grow closer, Oscar understands that it isnt always what you do that makes you specialbut who you are. And that confidence just might be the key to fixing the universe.
