The Clock at Cedar Station
When the station clock freezes at seven minutes before noon, twelve-year-old Esther Varga is the only one who records the exact moment. In 1910 Chicago, her aunt's clock shop keeps the neighborhood on time, and Esther knows a faulty mechanism can be repaired. But then the bakery, market, and boardinghouse clocks begin losing the same seven minutes.
As a new freight timetable approaches, Esther and her bold cousin Mina follow grease marks, altered repair slips, and a copied signature into the crowded district around Cedar Station. The closer they get to the truth, the more the railway points blame toward Esther's family, and the less safe it feels to speak.
With workers depending on the right time and a dangerous crossing about to change, Esther must turn careful observations into proof that everyone can see. The Clock at Cedar Station is a middle-grade historical mystery about courage, community, and learning when accuracy is worth being heard.
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The little brass screw had rolled beneath the workbench again.
Esther lay flat on the floorboards with one cheek against the cool wood, listening for it. The shop smelled of oil, coffee, and the wool coats drying beside the stove. Above her, clocks counted in different voices. One ticked sharply. Another had a tired pause between beats. The tall regulator near the front window kept a patient, even rhythm.
There. A faint click.
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