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UnCovered review by Debbie Brahmi, Librarian, ACLS Pleasantville Branch
Can you imagine being awake for only ONE hour each day?
Henry Binns has Henry Binns - a sleeping disorder named after him. He wakes up every night at exactly 3:00 AM and falls back to sleep promptly at 4:00 AM. His life is relatively simple and predictable until the night he hears a woman screaming. When he looks out his front window, he sees a man leaving the house across the street, but not just any man: this man happens to be the President of the United States!
The story is a little far-fetched, but you will enjoy all the twisty plot turns, and you will laugh out loud at Henry’s conversations with his cat.
3:00 AM by Nick Pirog is a quick, easy read at slightly over 100 pages that will leave you begging for more. The good news is there IS more! 3:00 AM is Book #1 of 5 in the Henry Binns series which goes under the umbrella title THE 3. Find the series in our OverDrive eCollection and read it with the Libby app.