Two reasons: 1) It has a very upsetting part of the plot which I can't talk about without giving too much away and 2) I was really, really bugged by a small scene where one of the characters faces sexual harassment and is forced to give in to it. When the two timelines converge, a satisfying twist gives an incredible climax to an emotional, fascinating and superbly well-written story. It's also a wonderful introduction to physics for Year 5/6/7, where the science is woven beautifully into the narrative and doesn't detract from the story in any way. 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. About This Edition ISBN: This is obviously what the book is going for– a riff on the major breakthroughs of the last 50/100 years in physics, seen through the eyes of a 10-year-old prodigy having the weirdest day. It’s a great idea, and some of it is executed very well. Edge does a great job boiling down some of the more complex and theoretical concepts to a paragraph and using MG-appropriate language. The infinite lives of Maisie Day" is written by @christopheredge . Maisie Day is an autistic 10 years old girl who experiences weird and strange events on her 10th birthday. she is "academically gifted" and is genius daughter compared to her elder sister "Lily". On her 10th birthday when she wakes up she finds her house empty and her parents and Lily has been disappeared. Maisie is experiencing two contrasting days on her birthday which puts the reader in curiosity.

A heartbreaking, head-melting science fiction mystery from the superlative Christopher Edge." --The Guardian It’s the morning of Maisie’s tenth birthday and the day starts with the alarm and the excitement of what lies ahead. Maisie thinks that aside from the presents, cards and party, now she is ten her sister lily might take her seriously.The narrator is a mature female actor, but the voice sounded spot on for a pre-adolescent girl, she was well-suited to the character of Maisie. The only time the audiobook grated on me was in the 'nowhere' storyline as Maisie panics and the shrillness of the voice was a little annoying. A heartbreaking, head-melting science fiction mystery from the superlative Christopher Edge.” –The Guardian Edge] . . . has a magical way of distilling difficult concepts [like] relativity, gravity, time and space, infinity. . . .He weaves these ideas into a high-energy thriller.”— The Times (UK) Post-#metoo, it's time we started rewriting the old narratives around sexual harassment. If you're going to write a story that borrows heavily from theoretical physics and aims to push the boundaries, why not do the same for social norms like sexual harassment? I'd love to see the author show the characters finding a way to stand up to the bullying they face, or perhaps have other characters who interfere to show this is no longer acceptable. Let's show a new kind of story, especially when we're writing for children. A suspenseful yet poignant science fiction novel that deftly weaves scientific theories with the equally complex relationship between two very different sisters.”— School Library Journal,starred review

It's very short (only 3 hours to listen to) but like nothing I've read before, and certainly unique amongst children's books. There is juvenile fiction with similar protagonists but not a story like this one. I'll look forward to listening to it with my son (aged 7) when he's older. I absolutely loved this! I adored Albie Bright and didn’t think this could hold up against it but, boy oh boy, it certainly did not disappoint. Wow, I wish Christopher Edge had been my science teacher. This gripping story, has a magical way of distilling difficult concepts into a high-energy thriller. The Times, Children's Book of the Week A brilliant ‘high-concept’ story that manages to make the laws of physics accessible to a middle grade reader. This is a book that can be enjoyed an infinite number of times.Winner of the STEAM Children's Book Prize,the Fantastic Book Award and the Ysgol Bae Baglan Book Award. Nominated for the 2019 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Shortlisted for the Leeds Book Award, the Derbyshire Schools' Book Award, the Salford Children's Book Award, the Sheffield Children's Book Award, the Wolverhampton Children's Book Awardand the Brilliant Book Award. Longlisted for the Leicester LibrariesOur Best Book Award and the Berkshire Book Award. Gripping, terrifying and eye-poppingly original. Grabs hold of your brain - then tugs at your heart. Jonathan Stroud