Books with title Tick, Tock

Schmuel lived in a little gray houseOn a little gray streetIn a little gray town called Klimovich.And from the first minute,The first second he was born,Everyone told him to hurry up!And so begins the story of Schmuel, a boy who hurries his whole life through . . . until a magic clock gives him all the time he needs to follow his dreams. This lyrical tale by Jason Robert Brown, whose Broadway shows have garnered rave reviews and numerous awards, is paired with Mary GrandPré's spectacular artwork to create a magical story about taking the time to appreciate the world around you.

Conor loves to climb. So when the crusty old manager of a thrill ride based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" challenges Conor to scale the ride in the dark of night and hide a package at the top, he foolishly accepts. But it isn't long before he realizes that he is now involved in something far more dangerous. What is in the package, and what does it have to do with Edgar Allan Poe? And why is the town bully so terrified of the old man? The more Conor learns, the deeper in trouble he gets.

What would you do to get out of here? I mean, if you had to trade, what would you give?” “Anything.” Vega’s trapped. Exiled with her family to Coalridge, Vega knows she doesn’t belong in the town, or the mine she’s doomed to work in - but she’s never getting out. The only person who understands is her brother, Rigel. But when their plan to escape backfires Vega must learn to stand on her own two feet; because there’s no one left for her to lean on.

"[Tick] more than stands its ground in a crowded field of dystopian fiction. Rose is a good writer of dialogue, and is deft at slowly doling out information. The story is exciting, fast-paced, and full of surprises." - IndieReader Review"A dark and lush tale; tightly woven and compelling." - Judge, 3rd Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published eBook Awards"The pacing of the book is a work of art; the tension ebbs and flows at just the right times." - The Online Book ClubJo Bristol has a tick ... she has visions of killing people. Los Angeles is under attack from cyber terrorists, and in an effort to stop them, the city uses spy drones to seek out civilians with brain abnormalities and adjusts their brains to remove any criminal tendencies. Jo has spent her life evading the drones and brain manipulation by keeping her tick a secret, until a week before her seventeenth birthday her visions threaten to become reality. Having always wanted to be a painter, Jo knows any adjustment to her brain could alter her artistic sense and she could lose all that makes her who she is. She must do everything she can to hide the darkness in her mind or lose her muse completely.The first in a 3-Part series, a young adult near future science fiction thriller trilogy. TICK is the beginning of Jo's adventures, and will continue into two more books.