Books with title The wonder clock

When her spendthrift father goes into debt after buying a sheep and the inner workings of a clock, fifteen-year-old Annie Steele is sent to work in the town's new wool mill to help support her family. Her job is full of risk -- especially after she and her friend Robert discover that the mill's cruel overseer is stealing bags of wool and decide to do something about it.Annie longs for the chance to continue her schooling and become a teacher. Will she ever be able to leave the mill?An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists

The Clock is a science fiction adventure. John Koch, a scientist working on a secret project connected to Area 51, received an ancient Egyptian clock from his grandparents that opens the door to aliens, other worlds, time travel and trips on the starship SS-1. There are many characters from other timeframes including Queen Isis Nefertiti and her husband Amenhotep IV, as well as a very human-like robot,WK-2.

The ClockBy Mariam Devine Melkonian The Clock tells the story of twin brother and sister, Stella and Stephan. Very beautiful, kind and intelligent, they live on the edge of a big city. From when they were small children they could never wake up on time. Their parents tried hard to help them, but nothing ever worked. Reluctantly, Stella and Stephan leave school and stay home. They wake up at 2 p.m. and have a meal at 3 p.m. Stella cleans and cooks while her brother does outdoor work. They are hardworking kids. One day the twins decide to get a job. But no one helps them. Finally, from the next village, one nice man gives them a job. Martin, their boss, is happy with them. But they are not happy. One beautiful day, Stella meets an old woman. She shows her respect to the woman when the woman asks for a cup of water. The woman offers to help them find the happiness they long for. A magical Prince and Princess appear in the twins’ lives and lead them towards an awareness of time and its role in their quest for happiness. The love of Martin and the twins for the Prince and Princess makes them come alive again. About the Author Mariam Devine Melkonian was born in Yerevan, Armenia. Inspired by Armenian and Soviet poets, she started writing poetry at the age of eight and has written a collection of fifty poems. She came to the United States in 1995. She studied computer programming before getting certified as a Dental Assistant. Her grandson inspired her to begin writing stories. The Clock is her first published work. It is translated by her granddaughter, Mariam, who studies pre-med at Boston University. The mother of three children and seven grandchildren, Melkonian lives in the suburbs of Boston with her husband.

Siblings Matthew and Elizabeth Janssen, eighteen and seventeen, together with their parents, take a long family vacation in Cape Cod, since Matthew leaves for college in the fall. Curious, the two teenagers start exploring and discover a secret room in the cottage they’re renting for the summer. In this room, they find a dusty old grandfather clock with a letter hidden inside. This mysterious letter alleges that the clock is actually a time travel device. The letter writer, John, claims that, in 1927, he went back in time to save his cousin Alice, who was murdered in 1907, and whose ghost is doomed to forever flee down the beach, trying to escape her murderer—but to no avail. However, something happened, and John got stuck in 1907. He begs whoever finds the letter to figure out what went wrong with the clock and fix it, returning him to his own time of 1927. Is it all a hoax, or could it possibly be true? And once Matthew and Elizabeth figure out what went wrong, fix it, and return John to his own time, will they be able to resist temptation to try it on their own? After all, the clock’s been fixed, so what could possibly go wrong?

“Those who tell time by The Wonderland Clock are just a bit different from other people....” On her twelfth birthday, Diana receives a special present from her Grandma: a dainty little wind-up clock. There was only one very curious problem: the little clock moved, very slowly, in the opposite direction. And even more mysterious, when Diana would nod off to sleep, The Wonderland Clock would strike a chime ... and begin speaking to her in her dreams. Follow Diana as she weaves her way back in dream-time to discover new meanings to old, universal truths. Endorsements “I am 11 years old and overall I thought it was a good book. I liked the plot and story-line and parts were funny (at least to me!). I liked the part about Scotty and Diana walking down the hallway and when Diana decided she would be herself and let Becky and Deb be themselves. It reminded me of a situation I had to deal with and the decision I made.” —Megan McGrath “I am 70 years old and followed with great interest as some of the mysteries of our time are revealed and explained to Diana in her dreams, from the physics and basic vastness of the universe to kirlian photography and energy. Those who tell time by The Wonderland Clock are just a bit different from other people, you know.” —Jim Kirk