Jaime's experience in the book is exactly what they were striving for, but not without the same respectful fear of potentially unpleasant outcomes if aliens actually "answered the phone.

As an adult I enjoyed spotting the facts in a work of fiction, it helped the plausability of the story. A cosmic adventure for anyone who’s ever looked at the stars, from the author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright. While doing his homework at the observation lab one night, Jamie's phone picks up a up a weird signal. I probably learned more from this 170-ish-page kids' book than I did in four years of high school science.The author also drops hints about his mother's sacrifices on behalf of his father's career, something that many readers may not have considered before. It describes how many alien civilizations there are in our Milky Way Galaxy which we can possibly communicate with. A cosmic adventure for anyone who's ever looked at the stars, from the author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright and The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day. We follow him on an adventure as he tries to discover the source of a strange application that is downloaded onto his phone.

stars for being a quick and enjoyable read, for having legit tension with the space walk, and for the doctor who references 😂 my ratings are ridiculous, but I think this is an exceptional middle grade scifi book with a lot of roots in reality but with tons of imaginative bits, kind of like the scifi version of magical realism? It might also inspire a previously unknown interest in science/maths from those who are just fans of a good book. From the opening chapters wherein Jamie is threatened by maths equation homework, to unconventional interludes with Minty, a surprise encounter with Dr Foster and the dazzling, stars-in-the eyes conclusion, this book is meteor mighty. Just as his father performs the spacewalk, the giant solar storm comes, trapping the astronaut outside the Station. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site.Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first. The blending of the mundane and the fantastical was very interesting, and I actually wish this book were longer. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. Jamie's Dad is going to miss his birthday, but it isn't really his fault as he's an astronaut on the International Space Station! A son of two scientists, it's only natural that Albie uses quantum theory when his mum dies, to find a parallel universe where she's still alive.