23 Minutes

"(G)ripping from the start... Zoe is a compelling heroine in a tense situation... an ideal option for reluctant readers -- they'll dive in in spite of themselves and likely find it hard to put down." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "(W)ith new details in each playback, a gradual explanation of Zoe's background, and a slowly forming bond between Zoe and Daniel, readers will remain engaged and invested in the story line... for middle school and early high school fans of speculative fiction." --School Library Journal "Blue-haired Zoe Mahar ducks into a bank to escape a downpour and comes face to face with a robber who's not afraid to use his gun. The violent encounter leaves two people dead, including a friendly young man who shields Zoe from a bullet. But Zoe, 15, has a special ability to turn back the clock 23 minutes just by saying "playback," allowing her to change the outcome of events...Zoe comes across as a clever girl with a sense of humor about her own opinionated nature. A gripping page-turner for time fantasy enthusiasts." --Kirkus Reviews "[Zoe] can travel back in time--within limits. She can play back exactly twenty-three minutes and can redo the same time block up to ten times... Just when she thinks she has things figured out, in the next rerun of those not-quite-the-same twenty-three minutes, a fresh revelation clobbers her. Vande Velde strengthens the tension with a third-person point of view that allows readers to be clobbered more deliciously at a distance." --VOYA Magazine