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298 pp.
| Dutton |
February, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-525-47922-2$15.99
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4-6
Simon finds a teacher's edition physics textbook that grants him control over the laws of the universe. The story is told by a self-aware, intentionally didactic (though unintentionally grating) omniscient narrator who's dragged kicking and screaming through the fourth wall by Simon and friends. This derivative but entertaining adventure rejoices in its fast-paced, affectionate silliness.