{"product_id":"book-1-j-d-rivers-9798269890647","title":"Book 1: The Chrono Compass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour teenagers. One impossible device. Twenty-four hours to save history itself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Emma Clarke and her friends discover a mysterious metallic disk buried beneath their school, they think they've found an interesting historical artifact. They're wrong. It's a Chrono Compass-an ancient device that can transport people through time for exactly 24 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne accidental activation later, they're stranded in Ancient Egypt with no way home and a countdown ticking in their minds. But they're not alone in the past. A shadowy organization called the Architects is hunting them, determined to claim the Compass and rewrite history according to their vision of \"perfection.\" Standing against them are the Keepers-scattered guardians across time who believe every moment, good and terrible, matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Emma, Leo, Riley, and Mia must survive the scorching desert, decode three-thousand-year-old warnings, and locate a powerful crystal before time runs out. But the Compass demands a price: the longer they stay in the past, the more their own timeline forgets them. Their families. Their memories. Their very existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith each hour, something they love disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Chrono Compass\u003c\/b\u003e launches an epic adventure series where smart kids face impossible odds, ancient mysteries hide futuristic technology, and every choice echoes through time. Fast-paced, cinematic, and emotionally gripping, this is time travel with real consequences-where courage means accepting loss, friendship means sharing pain, and saving the world requires sacrificing pieces of yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe war for time has begun. And four unlikely heroes just became humanity's last defense against a future without choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 1 of the Chrono Explorers series. Perfect for middle grade and young adult readers aged 10-16.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. D. Rivers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798269890647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"J. D. Rivers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170554978559,"sku":"9798269890647","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/book-1-j-d-rivers-9798269890647","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}