rachel is dreading middle school. she's heard the older kids are mean, and the schoolwork harder. she thinks an endless summer would solve her problems. inspired by her stuffed animals, rachel draws characters to make her dream come true: the timeduck, a wizard who has power to control time, and attack pig, a bodyguard to protect her. rachel has no idea she is drawing with a magic pen. before she knows it, the drawings come to life! as the timeduck works his magic, rachel's problems multiply. she finds herself contending with repeating days, pastry-eating hedgehogs, and cracks in time. the timeduck is consumed with fulfilling his mission regardless of who it hurts. with the help of her best friend, dramatic theater kid cooper, and her noble bodyguard attack pig, rachel must outwit the timeduck before irreparable harm is done to time itself!