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''All Our Yesterdays'' is a YoungAdult TimeTravel novel written by Cristin Terrel.

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''All Our Yesterdays'' is a YoungAdult TimeTravel novel written by Cristin Terrel.
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[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused]] with ''Literature/AllYesterdays''.

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In the future, Em lives a life of torment. Imprisoned and tortured every day as endless war rages outside, her only chance to set things right is to go back in time alongside her best friend, Finn, and kill the one who built the time machine and the boy she once loved. Nothing else has worked, leaving death as the only option, and with the sadistic doctor catching onto her, this is her final chance to save the future.

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In the future, Em lives a life of torment. Imprisoned and tortured every day as endless war rages outside, her only chance to set things right is to go back in time alongside her best friend, Finn, and kill the one who built the time machine and caused the boy she once loved.future to end. Nothing else has worked, leaving death as the only option, and with the sadistic doctor catching onto her, this is her final chance to save the future.
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* FutureBadass: Em and Finn are much more war-torn and atheltic than their past selves.

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* FutureBadass: Em and Finn are much more war-torn and atheltic athletic than their past selves.
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Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice of Finn in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds taped inside the drain. Only Em can complete the final instruction. She’s tried everything to prevent the creation of a time machine that will tear the world apart. She holds the proof: a list she has never seen before, written in her own hand. Each failed attempt in the past has led her to the same terrible present–imprisoned and tortured by a sadistic man called the doctor while war rages outside.

Marina has loved her best friend, James, since they were children. A gorgeous, introverted science prodigy from one of America’s most famous families, James finally seems to be seeing Marina in a new way, too. But on one disastrous night, James’s life crumbles, and with it, Marina’s hopes for their future. Marina will protect James no matter what, even if it means opening her eyes to a truth so terrible that she may not survive it... at least, not as the girl she once was.

Em and Marina are in a race against time and each other, and only one of them can win.

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In the future, Em lives a life of torment. Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice of Finn in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds taped inside the drain. Only Em can complete the final instruction. She’s tried everything to prevent the creation of a time machine that will tear the world apart. She holds the proof: a list she has never seen before, written in her own hand. Each failed attempt in the past has led her to the same terrible present–imprisoned and tortured by a sadistic man called the doctor while every day as endless war rages outside.

Marina has loved
outside, her only chance to set things right is to go back in time alongside her best friend, James, since they were children. A gorgeous, introverted science prodigy from Finn, and kill the one of America’s most famous families, James finally seems to be seeing Marina in a new way, too. But on one disastrous night, James’s life crumbles, who built the time machine and the boy she once loved. Nothing else has worked, leaving death as the only option, and with it, Marina’s the sadistic doctor catching onto her, this is her final chance to save the future.

In the past, Marina knows nothing of this--she's happy to see her James again, even if she doesn't always understand his theories, and finds Finn an annoyance at best. Marina is hopeful that James reciprocates her feelings, but when his brother is suddenly killed under suspicious circumstances, all her
hopes for their future. Marina will protect James no matter what, even if it means opening her eyes to a truth so terrible that she may not survive it... at least, not as the girl she once was.

future collapse into the desire to keep him safe at any cost.

Em and Marina are on a collision course, as they're both the same person at different points in a race against time and each other, and time--and only one of them future can win.
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* FallenHero: [[spoiler:James]].
* FutureBadass: Em and Finn.

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* FallenHero: [[spoiler:James]].
[[spoiler:James]] started as a scientific prodigy and had a brilliant mind but eventually became a totalitarian dictator.
* FutureBadass: Em and Finn.Finn are much more war-torn and atheltic than their past selves.
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* HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct: Every attempt to stop James from building the time machine or otherwise sabotaging it has been met with failure, leading to death as the only option.
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* TragicRomance: Between Marina and James, and consequently [[spoiler:Em and the doctor]].
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* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: it's claimed that if past selves see their future selves, both will be erased from existence. [[spoiler:It's a lie]].

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* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: it's It's claimed that if past selves see their future selves, both will be erased from existence. [[spoiler:It's a lie]].lie intended to stall them]].
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''All our Yesterdays'' is a YoungAdult TimeTravel novel written by Cristin Terrel.

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* ChildhoodFriends: Marina and James.

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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: The doctor keeps Em and Finn alive because they know the whereabouts of top secret documents. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that they burned them ages ago and he uses it as an excuse to keep them alive, wanting them to truly believe he's made a better world]].
* ChildhoodFriends: Marina and James.James met as children. As teenagers it blossoms from friendship into romance.
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* PromotionToParent: James' older brother, Nate, took over raising him after their parents died.
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* ChildhoodFriends: Marina and James.


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* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"James," I say, calm at last. "You killed your brother."]]
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* FutureBadass: Em and Flynn.

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* FutureBadass: Em and Flynn.Finn.
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Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice of Flynn in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds taped inside the drain. Only Em can complete the final instruction. She’s tried everything to prevent the creation of a time machine that will tear the world apart. She holds the proof: a list she has never seen before, written in her own hand. Each failed attempt in the past has led her to the same terrible present–imprisoned and tortured by a sadistic man called the doctor while war rages outside.

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Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice of Flynn Finn in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds taped inside the drain. Only Em can complete the final instruction. She’s tried everything to prevent the creation of a time machine that will tear the world apart. She holds the proof: a list she has never seen before, written in her own hand. Each failed attempt in the past has led her to the same terrible present–imprisoned and tortured by a sadistic man called the doctor while war rages outside.
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: This is Em's mission, something she's failed at 17 times.

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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: This is Em's mission, something she's failed at 17 14 times.
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* TemporalMutability: It's "Temporal Balancing Act" mixed with Overwriting the Timeline. Change can happen. Lives can be saved or taken, but either way a new timeline will be created from the events.

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* TemporalMutability: It's "Temporal Balancing Act" mixed with Overwriting the Timeline. Change can happen. Lives can be saved or taken, but either way a new timeline will be created from the events.

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* TemporalMutability: It's "Temporal Balancing Act" mixed with Overwriting the Timeline. Change can happen. lives can be saved or ruined, but either way a new timeline will be created from the events.

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* TemporalMutability: It's "Temporal Balancing Act" mixed with Overwriting the Timeline. Change can happen. lives Lives can be saved or ruined, taken, but either way a new timeline will be created from the events.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: James wanted to use time travel to save people from dying, but ended up [[spoiler:using it to kill people who became a threat to him and turned everything into a police state]].

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: James wanted to use time travel to save people from dying, but he ended up [[spoiler:using it to kill people who became a threat to him him, including his own brother, and turned everything into a police state]].state]].
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: This is what happened to [[spoiler:future James]] in a nutshell.

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Marina has loved her best friend, James, since they were children. A gorgeous, introverted science prodigy from one of America’s most famous families, James finally seems to be seeing Marina in a new way, too. But on one disastrous night, James’s life crumbles, and with it, Marina’s hopes for their future. Marina will protect James no matter what, even if it means opening her eyes to a truth so terrible that she may not survive it... at least, not as the girl she once was. Em and Marina are in a race against time and each other, and only one of them can win.

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Marina has loved her best friend, James, since they were children. A gorgeous, introverted science prodigy from one of America’s most famous families, James finally seems to be seeing Marina in a new way, too. But on one disastrous night, James’s life crumbles, and with it, Marina’s hopes for their future. Marina will protect James no matter what, even if it means opening her eyes to a truth so terrible that she may not survive it... at least, not as the girl she once was.

Em and Marina are in a race against time and each other, and only one of them can win.



* BadFuture: Em is trapped in one.

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* AwfulTruth: For Marina, learning that [[spoiler:James is the cause of the bad future]]. For James, [[spoiler:learning that his future self became a monster and killed his own brother, who he built the time machine to save]].
* BadFuture: Em is trapped in one.one [[spoiler:that James created]].



* FallenHero: [[spoiler:James]].



* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: it's claimed that if pasts elves see their future selves, both will be erased from existence. [[spoiler:It's a lie]].

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* ICallItVera: The time machine is named Cassandra.
* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: it's claimed that if pasts elves past selves see their future selves, both will be erased from existence. [[spoiler:It's a lie]].



* SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld: Inverted. To save the world, James must be killed.



* StarCrossedLover: Marina and James, since Em has to kill him.

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* StarCrossedLover: StarCrossedLovers: Marina and James, since Em has to kill him.


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* WellIntentionedExtremist: James wanted to use time travel to save people from dying, but ended up [[spoiler:using it to kill people who became a threat to him and turned everything into a police state]].
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''All our Yesterdays'' is a YoungAdult TimeTravel novel written by Cristin Terrel.

Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice of Flynn in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds taped inside the drain. Only Em can complete the final instruction. She’s tried everything to prevent the creation of a time machine that will tear the world apart. She holds the proof: a list she has never seen before, written in her own hand. Each failed attempt in the past has led her to the same terrible present–imprisoned and tortured by a sadistic man called the doctor while war rages outside.

Marina has loved her best friend, James, since they were children. A gorgeous, introverted science prodigy from one of America’s most famous families, James finally seems to be seeing Marina in a new way, too. But on one disastrous night, James’s life crumbles, and with it, Marina’s hopes for their future. Marina will protect James no matter what, even if it means opening her eyes to a truth so terrible that she may not survive it... at least, not as the girl she once was. Em and Marina are in a race against time and each other, and only one of them can win.

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!!This book contains examples of:
* BadFuture: Em is trapped in one.
* BigBad: The doctor, who is [[spoiler:future James]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Ultimately, James kills himself to avoid becoming a monster]].
* FutureBadass: Em and Flynn.
* FutureMeScaresMe: This plays a ''huge'' part in the book. Em, future Marina, scares her past self, but this trope ''really'' comes into play when [[spoiler:James learns his future self is the doctor]].
* HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct: Every attempt to stop James from building the time machine or otherwise sabotaging it has been met with failure, leading to death as the only option.
* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: it's claimed that if pasts elves see their future selves, both will be erased from existence. [[spoiler:It's a lie]].
* RippleEffectProofMemory: Averted. The only reason Em knows anything about her past attempts is a note.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: This is Em's mission, something she's failed at 17 times.
* StarCrossedLover: Marina and James, since Em has to kill him.
* TemporalMutability: It's "Temporal Balancing Act" mixed with Overwriting the Timeline. Change can happen. lives can be saved or ruined, but either way a new timeline will be created from the events.
* TimeTravel
* TragicRomance: Between Marina and James, and consequently [[spoiler:Em and the doctor]].
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