Simon Bloom, The Gravity Keeper — About the Book

TITLE: Simon Bloom, The Gravity Keeper
AUTHOR: Michael Reisman
PUBLISH DATE: February 14, 2008
FORMAT: Hardcover
GRADE RANGE: 5th - 8th

Simon Bloom is an eleven-year-old boy with a vivid imagination. Instead of playing on the playground after school, or watching TV, Simon imagines that he is traveling to the moon, flying around his neighborhood and changing color on a whim. He is a good student and mostly keeps to himself, doing little to attract attention from either bullies or friends. However, one day, when Simon finds a mysterious book in a hidden forest at the end of his street, his life changes forever. Join Simon and his new friends Alysha and Owen as they take on the forces of physics to save the world from evil.

Simon Bloom, The Gravity Keeper by Michael Reisman is a raucous book on science -- specifically physics. Who knew that a modern fantasy could also open up the world of gravity, friction, velocity and relativity, and do so in a way that makes these subjects riveting and integral to the predicament of an ordinary boy from New Jersey, the main character, Simon Bloom?

The American Association of Physics Teachers’ noted, “this century will provide the greatest opportunities and challenges for us as we take an active role in shaping the future.” We are confident that Simon Bloom, Gravity Keeper will prompt enthusiastic involvement in physics from students as they come to understand the many concepts so playfully introduced in the pages of Michael Reisman’s novel.

Plot

Ordinary sixth-grader Simon Bloom has just made the biggest discovery since gravity – and it literally fell into his lap. Or onto his head anyway. You see, Simon has found the Teacher’s Edition of Physics, a magical reference book containing the very formulas that control the laws that govern the universe1 By reciting the formulas out loud, he’s able to do the impossible – like reverse the force of gravity to float weightlessly, and reduce friction to glide on air!

But a book that powerful isn’t safe with Simon for long. Before he knows it, he is being pursued by evil forces bent on gaining control of the formulas. And they’ll do anything to retrieve them. Now, Simon and his friends must use their wits and the magic of science in a galactic battle for the book, and the future of the universe, in this funny, fast-paced science fiction adventure from first-time author Michael Reisman.

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