The infinite lives of Maisie Day
Edge, Christopher2018
Book
Maisie's birthday hopes for a nuclear reactor are dashed when she wakes up to an empty house and an outside world of consuming darkness. Her continuing survival depends on her understanding of the laws of the universe, in this warm and science-charged novel for young readers. How do you know you really exist?It's Maisie's birthday and she can't wait to open her presents. She's hoping for the things she needs to build her own nuclear reactor. But she wakes to an empty house and outside the front door is nothing but a terrifying, all-consuming blackness. Trapped in an ever-shifting reality, Maisie knows that she will have to use the laws of the universe and the love of her family to survive. And even that might not be enough...A mind-bending mystery for anyone who's ever asked questions. From the author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright and The Jamie Drake Equation.Cover illustration by Matt Saunders.
Main title:
The infinite lives of Maisie Day / Christopher Edge.
Author:
Edge, Christopher, author
Imprint:
London : Nosy Crow, 2018.
Collation:
155 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781788000291 (pbk)9781788000307 (ebook)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Children's storiesFiction 9+GeneralChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Science fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Family & home storiesChildren's / Teenage general interest: Science & technology: general interesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issues
BRN:
323848