A Year Without Autumn by Liz Kessler is a time-travel novel about friendship, fate, and second chances. The story follows 12-year-old Jenni Green, who is on vacation with her family at their usual timeshare resort. She is excited to spend time with her best friend, Autumn, but when she takes an old elevator up to Autumn’s apartment, she finds herself mysteriously transported one year into the future. To Jenni’s shock, everything has changed—Autumn’s family has suffered a terrible tragedy, and her once-close friendship with Autumn has drifted apart. Struggling to understand what happened, Jenni realizes she might have a chance to prevent the event that shattered Autumn’s life. But can she change the past, or is fate unbreakable? The novel explores themes of destiny, friendship, and the consequences of our choices.