Michael Wexler

This second book in The Seems series features Becker Drain, a teenage prodigy who works as a 'fixer' in an organization called the Seems. This organization is in charge of... well everything. From sunsets to dreams to making sure thunder follows lightning, the Seems makes the world go round. In this story, time is at risk when a second is split. Get it? Split second? And how do you fix a split second? With a stitch in time of course! The book is filled with cute phrases that will make you laugh out loud. The plot is ok, not stellar, but an entertaining book for children and young adults.

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My 13-year-old son's review: This book is the first of a series that I have recently just been sucked into-- and with good reason.

When a boy named Becker Drane notices a box labeled ‘Apply here for the best job in The World’, he unknowingly changes his view on reality. It turns out things really aren’t what they seem-- and are something much, much better. Soon, he’s in a world which runs the basic fundamentals of our lives-- Time, Reality, Sleep, Space… all those. A world that needs people to maintain it-- the Seems.… (meer)