These cryptic notes indicate that the writer is trying to help save the life of Miranda’s best friend. Miranda has been receiving mysterious notes from an unknown writer for some time. Miranda isn’t entirely surprised, though, because she received a mysterious note months before warning her that April 27 would be a significant date. Miranda Sinclair, the narrator, explains that her mother has been selected as a contestant for the show. Themes of time travel and coming of age converge as Miranda solves the mystery and grows into a more comfortable and confident version of herself.Ĭhapter 1 takes place three weeks before April 27, 1979, in New York City, where Dick Clark’s hit game show The $20,000 Pyramid is filmed. The story follows the adventures of Miranda Sinclair, a 12-year-old female protagonist who tries to solve the mystery of who might be coming to save her best friend’s life.
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