Julia, a sixth grader in California, is facing some of the biggest challenges of her life; Fitting in at school, a huge crush on the quiet boy at the bus stop, her parents increasing arguments. Oh, and it has just been discovered that the earth's rotation is slowing each day. As the days continue to get longer, the world is forced to deal with increasing periods of dark and light, how to handle the now defunct 24 hour day and much bleaker implications. 
 As Julia's life reaches a peak in crises, so does the earth. 
 A great read that reveals the good and bad in human nature, as well as our living earth.