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First State of Being, The

Erin Entrada Kelly

Ages: 12+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06333-731-2

Keywords: Science Fiction-Time Travel, Filipino Americans, Historical Fiction

Michael, 12, and Gibby, 15, sense something is way off with Ridge, who tells them he is from 2199 but fascinated with 1999. Does Ridge know what Y2K will bring?