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The novel is about two twins, Barry and Harry, who semi-inherit[[note]]It technically belongs to their mother, but they go to check it out anyway.[[/note]] some property after their eccentric great-uncle dies. They discover that a metal shack (called the Playhouse) outside their uncle's home has a strange YearInsideHourOutside effect because something about that area acts as a portal to another universe.
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The novel is about two twins, Barry and Harry, who semi-inherit[[note]]It semi-inherit (It technically belongs to their mother, but they go to check it out anyway.[[/note]] anyway) some property after their eccentric great-uncle dies. dies.
They discover that a metal shack (called the Playhouse) outside their uncle's home has a strangeYearInsideHourOutside time-dilation effect because something about that area acts as a portal to another universe.
They discover that a metal shack (called the Playhouse) outside their uncle's home has a strange
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Barry and Harry, of course.
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:The scary-looking toothy thing is just coming through the PortalPool to destroy the portal to put an end to its dangerous effects, then eat itself alive before it can cause any harm itself.]]
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Harry. He doesn't want supernatural powers per se, but he wants to be different from his brother and to step out of his shadow. [[spoiler: He does.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:The scary-looking toothy thing is just coming through the PortalPool to destroy the portal to put an end to its dangerous effects, then eat itself alive before it can cause any harm itself.]]
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Harry. He doesn't want supernatural powers per se, but he wants to be different from his brother and to step out of his shadow. [[spoiler: He does.]]
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Barry and Harry, of course.
Harry are completely identical.
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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Harry. He doesn't want supernatural powers per se, but he wants to be different from his brother and to step out of his shadow. [[spoiler: He does.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:The scary-looking toothy
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Harry. He doesn't want supernatural powers per se, but he wants to be different from his brother and to step out of his shadow.
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* {{Diary}}: Harry keeps one while [[spoiler: spending a year inside the Playhouse]].
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* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The scary-looking toothy thing is just coming through the PortalPool to destroy the portal to put an end to its dangerous effects, then eat itself alive before it can cause any harm itself.]]
* OneWordTitle: The book is presumably named for the black hole-ish nature of the Playhouse, and a singularity is the supermassive center of a black hole.
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* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Some cows wandered into the spot in the pasture where the Playhouse would be built and matured to old age overnight. Harry and Barry's uncle was also implied to have done this one night. [[spoiler: Also Harry does this.]]
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* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Some cows wandered into the spot in the pasture where the Playhouse would be built and matured to old age overnight. Harry and Barry's uncle was also implied to have done this one night. [[spoiler: Also [[spoiler:Also Harry does this.]]
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A [[ScienceFiction sci-fi]] novel written by WilliamSleator for {{young adult}}s. It was first published in 1985.
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A [[ScienceFiction sci-fi]] novel written by WilliamSleator Creator/WilliamSleator for {{young adult}}s. It was first published in 1985.
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The novel is about two twins, Barry and Harry, who semi-inherit[[hottip:* : It technically belongs to their mother, but they go to check it out anyway.]] some property after their eccentric great-uncle dies. They discover that a metal shack (called the Playhouse) outside their uncle's home has a strange YearInsideHourOutside effect because something about that area acts as a portal to another universe.
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The novel is about two twins, Barry and Harry, who semi-inherit[[hottip:* : It semi-inherit[[note]]It technically belongs to their mother, but they go to check it out anyway.]] [[/note]] some property after their eccentric great-uncle dies. They discover that a metal shack (called the Playhouse) outside their uncle's home has a strange YearInsideHourOutside effect because something about that area acts as a portal to another universe.
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* MoreTeethThantheOsmondFamily: The creature coming through a PortalPool from another universe. It was visible from this universe long before it arrived, and the only part of it that was visible was its huge mouthful of teeth. The main character, in fact, spent a whole year waiting for the creature to arrive, knowing only its toothy appearance.
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* MoreTeethThantheOsmondFamily: MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: The creature coming through a PortalPool from another universe. It was visible from this universe long before it arrived, and the only part of it that was visible was its huge mouthful of teeth. The main character, in fact, spent a whole year waiting for the creature to arrive, knowing only its toothy appearance.
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* [[spoiler: DarkIsNotEvil]]: [[spoiler: The scary-looking toothy thing is just coming through the PortalPool to destroy the portal to put an end to its dangerous effects, then eat itself alive before it can cause any harm itself.]]
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* MoreTeethThantheOsmondFamily: creature coming through a PortalPool from another universe. It was visible from this universe long before it arrived, and the only part of it that was visible was its huge mouthful of teeth. The main character, in fact, spent a whole year waiting for the creature to arrive, knowing only its toothy appearance.
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* MoreTeethThantheOsmondFamily: The creature coming through a PortalPool from another universe. It was visible from this universe long before it arrived, and the only part of it that was visible was its huge mouthful of teeth. The main character, in fact, spent a whole year waiting for the creature to arrive, knowing only its toothy appearance.
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* DifferentAsNightAndDay: Harry and Barry.
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* PolarOppositeTwins: Harry and Barry.
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* OutOfTimeOutOfMind: Averted. [[spoiler: The protagonist spends about a year inside a timewarp, which is about an hour outside.]] Changing his personality was his goal going in, and it works, [[spoiler: especially because the timewarp is only about 8 feet across, and he's the only person in it]].
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* OutOfTimeOutOfMind: Averted. [[spoiler: The protagonist spends about a year inside a timewarp, which is about an hour 8 hours outside.]] Changing his personality was his goal going in, and it works, [[spoiler: especially because the timewarp is only about 8 feet across, and he's the only person in it]].
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A [[ScienceFiction sci-fi]] novel written by WilliamSleator for [[YoungAdultAndChildrensLiterature Young Adults]]. It was first published in 1985.
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A [[ScienceFiction sci-fi]] novel written by WilliamSleator for [[YoungAdultAndChildrensLiterature Young Adults]].{{young adult}}s. It was first published in 1985.
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* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Some cows wandered into the spot in the pasture where the Playhouse would be built and matured to old age overnight. Harry and Barry's uncle was also implied to have done this one night. [[spoiler: Also Harry does this.]]
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!!Tropes that may spoil:
* [[spoiler: PlotRelevantAgeUp]]
!!Tropes that may spoil:
* [[spoiler: PlotRelevantAgeUp]]
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* PortalPool: When filled with water, the sink in the Playhouse shows images of another universe.