"A book with a big brain, big laughs and a big, big heart." - Frank Cottrell-Boyce An extraordinary novel for anyone who's ever been curious. When Albie's mum dies, it's natural he should wonder where she's gone. His parents are both scientists and they usually have all the answers. Dad mutters something about Albie's mum being alive and with them in a parallel universe. So Albie finds a box, his mum's computer and a rotting banana, and sends himself through time and space to find her... "Christopher Edge's warm hearted writing sucks you in from the start with a sparkling take on parallel worlds, fuelled by a delightfully fresh understanding of quantum physics and a fearless ability to take on life, loss and dreaming big while never talking down to his readers. Bananas will never be the same again. I have one complaint about this book. I wanted it to be longer." - Samira Ahmed Cover illustration by Matt Saunders.

 

This book was recognised by the West Sussex Story Book Award. It was recognised by the Sheffield Children's Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Nosy Crow Ltd .

Author Christopher Edge worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of teenage novel The Dead Ways and novelty book How to be a Hero. Popular illustrator Maggie Kneen's most recent book for Templar is Christmas in the Mouse House; Richard Johnson's are the pop-up sounds books Alice in Wonderland and Pinocchio. Sandy Nightingale has contributed to the innovative StoryWorld storytelling series.