Fun midnight-hour shenanigans from Scott Westerfeld–yes, please. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped) books. What better way to snap out of a reading fugue than to take a mini-vacation into the past? Logo designed by the wonderful KMont Title: The Secret Hour Author: Scott Westerfeld Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Contemporary Publisher: HarperTeen Publication date: First published in 2004 Paperback: 297 Pages Strange things happen at midnight in the town of Bixby, Oklahoma. Time freezes. Nobody moves except dark creatures that haunt the shadows and the few people who are free to move at midnight, Midnighters. Their different powers strongest at midnight are: Seer, Mindcaster, Acrobat, Polymath. All changes when Jessica Day comes to Bixby High with a hidden power. Standalone or series: Book 1 in the Midnighters trilogy How did I get this book: Bought Format (e- or p-): Print Review: “Sorry,” Rex said. “I should have told you: this isn’t a dream.” […] “What is it, then?” “This is midnight.” Welcome to Bixby, […]