Back to the Future meets When You Reach Me in this powerful novel by National Book Award nominee Lisa Graff, in which a young girl is able to make sense of the present—and change her future—by meeting her father in the past. As far as twelve-year-old McKinley O’Dair is concerned, the best thing about living in Gap Bend, Pennsylvania, is the Time Hop—the giant party the town throws every June to celebrate a single year in history. That one day is enough to make the few things that aren’t so fantastic about McKinley’s life—like her crabby homeroom teacher or her super-scheduled father—worth suffering through. And when McKinley learns that this year’s theme is 1993, she can’t wait to enter the Time Hop fashion show with a killer '90s outfit she’s designed and sewn all on her own. But when the Time Hop rolls around, nothing goes as planned. In fact, it’s the biggest disaster of McKinley’s life. Before she knows what’s hit her, McKinley somehow finds herself in the real 1993—and it’s not all kitschy parachute pants and Jurassic Park . All McKinley wants is to return to the present, but before she can, she’s going to have to make a big change—but which change is the right one? This humorous and heartfelt novel about destiny and self-discovery shines a poignant light on the way life could play out—if a person is given a chance to rewind. "Quirky and smart." — Kirkus Reviews "While folding in funny touches, quaint detail, and wrenching family drama, the author expertly opens up her characters, allowing readers to understand how we are all works in progress." — Booklist "Fans of Graff will surely gravitate towards this approachable middle grade story with a splash of sci-fi to spice things up." — School Library Journal "With classic Back to the Future flair, Graff ( Far Away ) employs snarky prose and abundant early 1990s callbacks to explore issues surrounding fate, destiny, and connection in this immersive, laugh-out-loud time-travel novel that highlights friendship, acceptance, and intergenerational bonds via one 12-year-old’s wish to find a place—or time—in which she truly belongs." — Publishers Weekly Lisa Graff is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Far Away , The Great Treehouse War , A Clatter of Jars , Lost in the Sun , Absolutely Almost , A Tangle of Knots , Double Dog Dare , Sophie Simon Solves Them All , Umbrella Summer , The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower , and The Thing About Georgie . Lisa Graff’s books have been named to more than seventy state award lists and have been touted as best books of the year by booksellers, teachers, and librarians. A Tangle of Knots was longlisted for the National Book Award in 2013. Lisa Graff lives with her family just outside of Philadelphia. You can visit her online at LisaGraff.com. INTRO Another Night In most ways, Gap Bend, Pennsylvania, was just like any other small town. It had grocery stores and parks and an ice cream parlor and a pet shop. Kids were born, kids went to school, kids grew up. Some of those kids, when they became adults, moved off to other places. Many stayed and had kids of their own, and those kids went to school and grew up, and some of them moved, and some of them stayed. Throughout the years, some things about the ­town—​­the number of stoplights, the size of the public ­pool—​­changed, and other ­things—​­the names of the streets, the location of Town ­Hall—​­stayed the same. But there was at least one thing about Gap Bend that wasn’t like anywhere else. Every second Saturday in June, the Gap Bend Preservation Society transformed the local public school into a wonderland offestivities in order to celebrate a specific year from history. Three years ago, at the 1975 Time Hop, everyone snarfed down Pop Rocks and Peppermint Patties while watching Jaws and playing Wheel of Fortune with actual cash prizes. When they celebrated 1886 last year, the Junior History Club put on an elaborate reenactment of President Cleveland’s White House wedding, and afterward everyone headed outside to sip ­Coca-​­Cola and snack on California oranges while making the trek up the ­half-​­sized re‑­creation of the Statue of Liberty. The Time Hop was a daylong blowout, with everything from a ­one-​­act play written and acted by a student volunteer committee to an “Epic Epoch” fashion show, open to anyone who wanted to participate. For just one day at the end of spring, Gap Bend, Pennsylvania, was, without a doubt, the most magical place on the planet. So when she received the flyer in the mail, ­twelve-​­year-​­old McKinley O’Dair was mostly concerned with the fabulous costume she might create. This would be her first time sewing her very own outfit for the fashion show, so she was delighted to learn that this year’s theme was ­1993—​­a true fashion lover’s gold mine. Oversize flannel shirts, ­teeny-​­tiny crop tops, and lots and lots of denim. It also happened to be the year that McKinley’s