Future Me Saves the World and Ruins ..., Leah Cypess
Future Me Saves the World and Ruins ..., Leah Cypess
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Future Me Saves the World (and Ruins My Life)

Author: Leah Cypess

Narrator: Aden Hakimi

Unabridged: 2 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/03/2025


Synopsis

In this hilarious book in the vein of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Matt Sprouts and the Curse of the Ten Broken Toes, a boy’s time-travelling older self gives him an impossible mission: convince his class to be nice to their substitute teacher…or risk the fate of the world.

Ethan seems like a normal ten-year-old, but he has a secret. It’s not that he’s the one who accidentally filled the sunblock container with glue last summer or that he cracked the screen on his sister’s phone and blamed it on their baby brother. (Those things may have happened, but they’ve got nothing on this.) No, Ethan’s secret is that he knows time travel is real—because his future self keeps coming back to visit him.

Lucky Ethan, right?

Wrong. Because when Ethan’s future self shows up, he tends to bring bad news, and he’s kind of bossy. (Not to mention he’s always wearing super weird clothes.) This time around, he’s asking Ethan to do one simple thing: make sure today’s substitute teacher doesn’t quit, or else one day she’ll become an evil dictator who will destroy the planet. But his future self clearly forgot what fourth grade is like, because if there’s one thing Ethan’s class is great at (other than losing their homework), it’s tormenting substitute teachers…

About Leah Cypess

Leah Cypess is the author of Thornwood, Glass Slippers, and The Piper’s Promise, the first three books in the Sisters Ever After series, as well as Future Me Saves the World (and Ruins My Life). She lives in the kingdom of Silver Spring, Maryland, with her family. Visit her at LeahCypess.com and follow her on X @LeahCypess.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily | booksandbedtime on June 01, 2025

FUTURE ME SAVES THE WORLD is a hilarious and heart-filled middle grade adventure. Ethan is just trying to survive the school day… until his future self shows up with one urgent mission: keep the substitute teacher from quitting—or risk the fate of the entire world. No pressure, right? This book is su......more

Goodreads review by Tatiana on June 13, 2025

I loved it from the first chapter to the last one! Fourth-grader Ethan has experienced getting the visits from his 39-year-old self. Older Ethan is aware that Ms. Evans, a substitute teacher, will quit her job after a terrible experience at Ethan's class and turn into an evil dictator... What I liked......more

Goodreads review by Jakki (BizzyBookNook) on May 26, 2025

This was such a fun story, I got a really good kick out of the mc Ethan, his inner monologue was extremely entertaining. I thought the story moved along at a good pace and didn't feel rushed at any point. There were a couple background themes in this book that I picked up on that I think worked real......more

Goodreads review by Therearenobadbooks on June 10, 2025

Ahah! What a great premise. I wonder if the students, after reading this one, are going to be nicer to substitute teachers just in case. Great illustrations, fun story of changing the future, and saving all fun characters. Easy to read and motivate with humor but also relatable fears like chanfe, lo......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on June 03, 2025

This was laugh-out-loud hilarious. My son tells me it's his "new favorite book." It's really entertaining and a great mix of text and illustrations -- perfect for kids who love to read but also for those who struggle. I highly recommend.......more