When glowing UFOs appear in the woods near their small town, a group of kids race to uncover the truth-and what they discover is a lot stranger than little green men. A high-stakes, time-twisty sci-fi adventure for fans of Stranger Things and Amari and the Night Brothers.After a terrifying UFO encounter with his family, seventh-grader Wes Jessup wakes up with a bizarre new superpower: precognition. He can glimpse fragments of the future minutes before they happen. But seeing the future may not be enough to change it.Still reeling from his parents' divorce and a move to a sleepy new town, Wes thought surviving seventh grade would be his biggest problem. Then he spots strange glowing orbs drifting through the woods behind his house-and realizes they're watching him too.The mission is about to begin. But it may have already failed.The orbs aren't just visiting. They're recruiting Wes and his new friends for a dangerous mission to prevent a catastrophic future. But dark forces are already closing in. A swarm of shadowy, jellyfish-like robots skitters through his backyard at night, eerie and menacing. Who do they belong to? Are they a warning... or is his family in imminent danger?Hunted by a faceless enemy and dismissed as having an overactive imagination by the people he loves most, Wes must master his unpredictable visions before time runs out. Because this is no longer just about surviving the last few weeks of seventh grade-it's about saving the future of the human race.Reading Level & Content Note: - Target Age: 10-14 (Grades 5-8)- Genre: Upper Middle-Grade Sci-Fi / Clean YA Crossover- Series: Book 1 in a planned multi-book series (Book 2 coming soon!)- Vibe: High-stakes, fast-paced adventure with mild language, intense sci-fi action, and an innocent crush. Perfect for fans of small-town mysteries, UFO stories, strange phenomena, and sci-fi with lots of humor and heart.
