"A quirky new middle grade story from the beloved Kevin Sylvester, featuring a building with as many secrets as it has doors, two unlikely friends on a mission, and an exciting time travel twist! Jake Simmons hates his new home. The Regency, as grand as it sounds, is nothing more than floor after floor of peeling wallpaper and faded glory. Jake misses his old life: he misses living in a house where the wind didn't make the windows whistle, he misses when his mother was employed and in a loving relationship, but most of all, he misses his friends. And so, it is loneliness and a trail of misplaced kittens that leads Jake to the apartment of an elderly lady, then to the bowels of the building, and then to a part-time job helping Larry the custodian. Time may not have been kind to the Regency, but with each passing day, the Regency reveals more of its mysteries to Jake and the occupants grow on him too. Jake finally begins to feel at home. Unfortunately, it is a short-lived feeling. The city's plans to demolish the building come as a monumental shock--though it is nowhere near as shocking as being summoned to the out-of-bounds apartment 713 and literally opening the door to the past! This fantastical happenstance serves as a second chance, both for Jake and the Regency, to rewrite their future. Alongside Beth, his new friend and guide, Jake begins looking for any clue that might help him save the Regency and go back to his own time. It isn't until he truly opens his eyes to the wonders of the building and its occupants that Jake is made to realize: the Regency is not just a home, but a haven. And something in its storied past will give him the key to saving his own future."-- Provided by publisher.
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