The Many Worlds of Albie Bright

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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.

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. I’d love this book in all the worlds. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, heartstopping. Amazing.” —HOLLY SMALE, author of the award-winning Geek Girl series 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… I'd love this book in all the worlds. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, heartstopping. Amazing." --HOLLY SMALE, author of the award-winning Geek Girl seriesBei Albie Bright – ein Universum ist nicht genug habe ich den Klappentext hinterher erst gelesen, da ich vom Inhalt des Buches doch sehr überrascht war. Das hätte ich nicht bei dem Cover und der Werbung erwartet. 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. 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. Readers who enjoy this will also like Ross Welford’s Time Travelling with a Hamster, another funny, warm-hearted novel about family and time travel.

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. An open letter on EDI matters to the Secretary of State for the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) 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. 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 WeekIn theory, this adventure based in quantum physics could have gone on for another 100 chapters. In theory, it could have kept going forever. Proves the theory that novels about science can be enormous fun." -- The Times Children's Book of the Week (UK) A poignant, funny, and heartwarming adventure, this extraordinary novel is for anyone who has ever been curious.

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). 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. 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.

Proves the theory that novels about science can be enormous fun.” — The Times Children’s Book of the Week (UK) Nun kann mir als alten Trekkie nun wirklich keiner was bei Wurmlöchern vormachen (und da ist es wieder, das Nerd-Herz ... ) , aber die Sache mit der Quantenmechanik und Schrödingers Katzehat mein Hirn dann doch richtig rauchen lassen. Und so richtig zufriedenstellend hat mir Christpher Edge das auch nicht erklärt … Schade. Denn das ist ja DAS zentrale Thema.