His attempt to resolve his feelings of grief and loss puts Albie in strange, mind-blowing situations, and simultaneously incredible, hysterically funny adventures. Christopher Edge’s ability to string so many synchronised mishaps into one lucid paragraph is amazing. Der sprachliche Stil bleibt bei aller Dramatik und Komik seltsam nüchtern, das schafft zum einen eine Distanz zum Protagonisten und zum andern kann der Humor die traurigen Momente schlecht vertreiben. Christopher Edge introduces readers to ten-year-old Stephen Albie Bright, the son of two high-profile scientists. But when his mom dies, Stephen goes on a journey to find his mother in a parallel universe. What follows, is an important journey about learning how circumstances can shape a person, what it means to look beyond surface appearances, and how it's important to keep moving forward. I've just finished and I've been crying for 10 minutes or so. This book is so beautiful and so touching. I highly recommend it! The read is the perfect antidote for any child who is struggling with loss. Losing anything can be tough for a child to come to terms with but losing a parent is the ultimate. Edge carefully navigates the reader through the complexities of grief and does it with such a lightness of touch that you laugh and cry. The book helps the reader understand how we can all find hope when everything seems to be lost and that it is ok to let go of things that we hold so close. Despite the grief that Albie is dealing with, he has a wonderful sense of humour and the book has many funny moments. Being a primary school teacher one of my favourite moments was when Albie refers to a newly qualified teacher (NQT) as Not Quite A Teacher. I only wish Albie had been my science teacher, perhaps in another universe he was or is.

It reminded me a bit of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime because of its oddly charming writing style of the main character speaking directly to the reader. The narrative itself was interesting and extremely enjoyable to read and had a lovely friendly tone to it throughout the story. In this book quantum mechanics plays a big part. It is all explained very well because it is explained by a 10-year-old. All the physics is spot on in this book, which I really really really love. So, if you’ve enjoyed the idea of A Thousand Pieces of You, you will definitely enjoy this book as well, even though it is aimed at children (10-13 year-olds).When Albie’s mum dies, it’s natural he should ask where she’s gone. His parents are both scientists and they usually have all the answers. Dad mutters something about quantum physics and parallel universes, so Albie gets a box, a laptop and a rotting banana, and sends himself through time and space in search of his mum. What he finds may or may not be what he’s looking for, but he does learn the answers to some big questions. Talked about the Dutch edition, the translation is done really well, with extra attention to the correct choice of words. So, you don’t have to worry about the quality of the translation.

Tikėjausi knygos paaugliams apie kvantine fiziką, tačiau gavau šiek tiek didaktinį romaną, kaip susitaikyti su artimojo netektimi. Knygoje aiškiai išvardinti 5 gedulo etapai (neigimas, pyktis, derybos, depresija, priėmimas), pabaigoje Albis susitaiko, kad mama mirusi, o kvantinės teorijos "aiškinimas" susiveda į bananą ir kaimynų katiną. Albie reads his dad’s published research to learn how to go about it. The information on Schrodinger’s Cat helps. The rest involves a box, his mum’s prototype quantum computer, and a rotting banana. First he tries it out on his neighbour’s psycho cat. When it works, he tries it on himself. Stilul de scriere al lui Christopher Edge este cursiv, captivant, reușind să transmită emoții și să creeze imagini vii în mintea cititorilor. I’d love this book in all the worlds. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, heartstopping. Amazing.” —HOLLY SMALE, author of the award-winning Geek Girl series

About Christopher Edge

The final thing that I want to say is that the writer have really gotten into your heart when the mum dies because he wants you to be sharing Albie’s sadness. Personajele din "Calatoria lui Albie Bright" sunt bine creionate, iar Albie este un protagonist inteligent, bun la suflet, iar inocența sa nu are cum să nu îți atingă sufletul. Proves the theory that novels about science can be enormous fun. Give the man his own element on the periodic table of children's authors. The Times, Children's Book of the Week Sure signs that the creative wells are running dry at last, the Captain’s ninth, overstuffed outing both recycles a villain (see Book 4) and offers trendy anti-bullying wish fulfillment.