The 32nd Od December

By Tanya G Govender

The Clockwork Glitch: December 32nd

Time didn't just stop. It broke.

Twelve-year-old Leo treats New Year's Eve like a deadline he'd rather ignore. To him, the future is just an empty room. But when the clock strikes midnight in the snowy town of Oakhaven, the world doesn't move forward. Instead of the fresh start of January, the calendar glitches into an impossible date: December 32nd.

The birds are frozen mid-flight. The snow hangs suspended like glass dust. Every adult in town is trapped in a "Memory Loop," reliving their favorite moments over and over again.

Only Leo and Pip-a mysterious girl with a backward-running watch-are still awake. Together, they must navigate the Woods of Was and cross the River of Regret to reach the legendary Clocktower at the Edge of Yesterday.

But the tower is guarded by the Collector of Yesterdays, a shadow born from the world's fear of change. To restart the Great Gear of Time, Leo must find a way to power the January Key with a hope he doesn't think he has.

In a world where yesterday is a trap, can Leo find the courage to face tomorrow?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJCWZTFR
• ISBN13: 9798233307867
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Tanya G Govender
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7