In theory, this adventure based in quantum physics could have gone on for another 100 chapters. In theory, it could have kept going forever. Albie has lost his mother but something his dad says sends him into an adventure—in some parallel universe his mother is still alive, and he's set on finding. With a few adaptations, he creates a machine that creates the paradox he needs to open the door to the other lives he might have had.

I’m not sure if I’m excited or terrified that several versions of myself could exist in different parallel universes. Whether I have a better understanding of quantum physics or not after reading this book is debatable. As American physicist Richard Feynman said, “If you think you understand quantum physics, you don’t understand quantum physics”. Ultimately it would seem that some things are just best left as they are. What I do know is this, after reading this book my life in this universe feels richer for it. Albert Stephen Bright – ist benannt nach den Lieblingswissenschaftlern seiner Mutter: Albert Einstein und Stephen Hawking, aber er wird von allen nur Albie genannt. Er hat plötzlich die Eingebung, dass er nur mittels eines von ihm erschaffenen Mini-Wurmloch in eine parallele Realität reisen muss, in der seine Mutter noch am Leben ist. Leider warten in allen Universen, die er besucht nur traurige Wahrheiten… But then Albie’s mother dies of cancer, and his world is shattered. When his father explains that she might be alive in a parallel universe, Albie knows he has to find her. So, armed with a box, a laptop, and a banana, Albie sets out to do just that. A big book with a big brain, big laughs, and a big, big heart." --FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE, New York Times bestselling author of Millions and Cosmic 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.

Shadows of the Silver Screen

But you will also enjoy this book if you’ve enjoyed [ monster calls], because this is also about the mourning process, done in a beautiful way. And this cover is so gorgeous, it is all silver shiney, at least the Dutch edition.

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! It’s been a few weeks since Albie’s scientist mum died. When dad tries to explain death to the intelligent Albie, he uses parallel universes and the way they work, as an example. He explains how things that happen in one universe don’t happen in another. This awakens in Albie the possibility of utilising this information to find his mum. Review based on an ARC provided by Netgalley. Thank you to the publisher for giving me this opportunity.Despite the author's easy explanations, or maybe even because they were so easy, the method Albie finds is incredibly hard to believe. And the weird applications to theory were as unrealistic. However, it didn't get in the way of my enjoying it, because the how is definitely not the point. He could have just stumbled into a magical portal. His journey and the conclusions both Albie and me as the reader reach by the end were really the thing. I’d love this book in all the worlds. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, heartstopping. Amazing.” —HOLLY SMALE, author of the award-winning Geek Girl series Surely, because grief and moving forward is the theme, this is the kind of book to be enjoyed by anyone, kids or grown-ups or anyone in between. Romanul pune în lumină povestea lui Albie, un băiețel inteligent și curios, aflat într-o călătorie în timp și spațiu în căutarea mamei sale, decedată la vârsta de 39 de ani din cauza cancerului. Fun science meets humor and heart in this adventure about a boy who is searching for his mother . . . in a parallel universe.

The Many Worlds of Albie Bright is a sci-fi middle grade that focuses on Albie Bright. Both his parents are scientists so of course he is named after a familiar scientist, Albert Einstein. Growing up with science he is used to questioning the world around him. When his mother dies of cancer it is only natural for him to question where she went. The mutterings of his father about parallel universes leads to a very unique experiment that includes a rotten banana, his mom’s computer, a box and the neighbor’s cat. 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. 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.

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.

I liked the theme because I know there are a lot of sci-fi books but not many of them include actual science and things that scientists are investigating such as parallel universes where all possibilities are happening so in one you are killing nigel garage and in the other Germany may have won world war two, so we could be speaking German. Edge offers an artful, touching exploration of grief. Albie’s first person narrative, inflected with references to science and classic sci-fi, will be especially appealing to middle-grade fans of the genre. Booklist 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. But outside of Albie's own journey, Edge is careful to use others to emphasize the powerful that comes with moving on. There's an understandable emphasis on just how challenging that process is, but it's a necessity to continue living and bringing creativity into the world. This is especially effectively in one of the universes, where the fate of the world is an uncertain one, but that act of moving on helps open the door to something that may change that very fate.Albie’s parents are scientists and usually have all the answers. But after Albie’s mother dies the answers seem to dry up. When Albie’s dad mentions quantum physics and that numerous versions of ourselves can exist in parallel universes, Albie sets out to find the universe where his mum is still alive. Behold the Quantum Banana Theory - a cardboard box, a banana (that is ever so slightly radioactive), mum’s old laptop and a Geiger counter. Oh, and let me not forgot a test subject - Dylan, the next door neighbours psychopathic cat. Albie embarks on journeys to several parallel universes and along the way he meets bad Albie and female Albie (Alba) along with different versions of the the most popular girl in school, Victoria Barnes. It’s a short novel for children which has an ambitious amount of science threaded into the plot. At the beginning of the story young Albie has just lost his physicist mum to cancer. By way of consolation Albie’s physicist father – a somewhat distant figure because of his globe-trotting as a TV scientist – tells his son about the theory of parallel universes and suggests that in one of these his mum might still be alive and well. With an improbable mix of his mum’s laptop, a cardboard box and a radioactive banana, Albie sets off on a trip through the multiverse, acquiring a smattering of science and a some valuable life-lessons along the way. 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. Proves the theory that novels about science can be enormous fun.” — The Times Children’s Book of the Week (UK) An open letter on EDI matters to the Secretary of State for the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)