Wondering if he can ever go back in time to prevent his parents divorce, James discovers it is possible when he meets a mysterious girl during National Science Week but soon realizes that his Top Six memories may not be as perfect as he remembers them. Simultaneous eBook.
Rebecca Steads The List of Things That Will Not Change gets a Space Oddity sci-fi twist in this moving middle grade novel about one boys journey to go back in time to prevent his parents divorce.
The present is the last place James wants to be. Since his parents have separated, hes been living two different lives and neither of them add up to the great one he used to have. He thinks about his Top Six memories and wonders if he can go back.
During National Science Week, James meets the enigmatic Yan, a girl who looks at the world with x-ray eyes, and discovers that time travel might be possible after all. The two budding scientists quest to restore Jamess lost past brings them into contact with retro Australian Womens Weekly birthday cakes, old Commodore computers, chaotic rideshare vehicles of the future, and spacemen.
But as they get closer to their goal, James is forced to consider that his favorite moments from his personal history may not be as perfect as he remembers them.
