
Costumes for Time Travelers
A. R. Capetta(Author)
Candlewick Press,U.S.
Published on 26. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-5362-5308-5 (ISBN)
Description
“With lovable characters who are so easy to adore and one of the most fascinating worlds and concepts I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing, this book feels like an instant classic. . . . Pure magic.” —Kacen Callender, best-selling author of Infinity Alchemist
Anyone who has hiked through time knows the town of Pocket. It’s the place travelers first reach after they stumble away from their hometime, passing through on their way to any other when. To Calisto, Pocket is home. They love their grandmother’s shop, which is filled with clothes from every era that are used to make costumes for time travelers. Calisto has no intention of traveling—it’s too dangerous. For Fawkes, traveling is life. He put on time boots when he was young and has been stumbling through eras ever since. When he floats into Pocket, Calisto meets him for the first time, though Fawkes has seen Calisto—in glimpses of what hasn’t happened yet. He’s also seen the villains chasing them both. Now Calisto and Fawkes must rush—from Shakespeare’s London to ancient Crete to California on the eve of a millennium—to save Pocket, and travelers, from being erased. From the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of The Heartbreak Bakery comes a fairy-tale romance that weaves in and out of time, from kiss to kiss and costume to costume.
Anyone who has hiked through time knows the town of Pocket. It’s the place travelers first reach after they stumble away from their hometime, passing through on their way to any other when. To Calisto, Pocket is home. They love their grandmother’s shop, which is filled with clothes from every era that are used to make costumes for time travelers. Calisto has no intention of traveling—it’s too dangerous. For Fawkes, traveling is life. He put on time boots when he was young and has been stumbling through eras ever since. When he floats into Pocket, Calisto meets him for the first time, though Fawkes has seen Calisto—in glimpses of what hasn’t happened yet. He’s also seen the villains chasing them both. Now Calisto and Fawkes must rush—from Shakespeare’s London to ancient Crete to California on the eve of a millennium—to save Pocket, and travelers, from being erased. From the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of The Heartbreak Bakery comes a fairy-tale romance that weaves in and out of time, from kiss to kiss and costume to costume.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Massachusetts
United States
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: Ninth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 14 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
213 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5362-5308-5 (9781536253085)
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Person
A. R. Capetta is known for magical and romantic novels including Echo After Echo, The Lost Coast, and the Lambda Literary Award winner The Heartbreak Bakery. They are also the author of the Hocus and Pocus series for younger readers. A. R. Capetta lives in a small town in the mountains—firmly anchored within the timelands, unfortunately—with their family.