Simon Bloom
Simon Bloom is a series of young adult novels by Michael Reisman, and the main character of the series. Set in the fictional town of Lawnville, New Jersey, it is about a boy who finds a book that lets him control the laws of physics. The first of the books was optioned by Universal Pictures[1] after a bidding war over the manuscript.
Books of the series
There are three novels in the series:
- Simon Bloom, The Gravity Keeper (2007, hardcover) ISBN: 9780525479222, (2009, paperback) ISBN: 9780142413685
- Simon Bloom: The Octopus Effect (2009, hardcover) ISBN: 9780525420828
- "Simon Bloom: The Order of Chaos" (2012, e-published)
Simon Bloom, The Gravity Keeper
Simon Bloom, The Gravity Keeper is the first book in the series. Simon, a boy with a very energetic, imaginative mind, is drawn into Dunkerhook Woods - a hidden, magical place that no one has ever noticed before. A mysterious book falls out of the sky and onto Simon's head. This book, the Teacher's Edition of Physics, lets him control the laws of physics. (There are other, similarly science-controlling books, all owned by members of the secret organization called the Knowledge Union.) Simon and his friends - shy and easily scared Owen, and popular Alysha - have fun with formulas like gravity and friction. But there are villains with their own science powers who want to steal the book, as well as other members of the Knowledge Union who think Simon has stolen it.
Simon Bloom, The Octopus Effect
Simon Bloom, The Octopus Effect, is the second book in the series. It is, once again, about Simon and his friends, Owen and Alysha. Just when Simon and his friends are getting about their normal life, Simon receives a warning from the Book of Physics. When Alysha tells him to calm down, he does not worry. They reveal in the book that they regularly go to the Narrator's house. They soon learn that Sirabetta has escaped from jail and is now on the loose. They learn that instead of the Order of Physics, the Order of Biology is who they must go to next. During this time, Simon gets a new formula, in which he is able to have many features of an octopus which helps them to defeat Sirabetta ( Still a girl ).
Simon Bloom: The Order of Chaos
Simon Bloom: The Order of Chaos has been announced on Michael Reisman's website. The following is located on the book's page:
"What's it about? What does that title mean? What will the cover look like? Will Simon have new sneakers in this picture, too?
All I'll tell you is that the story continues what's been happening in books 1 & 2, involves a visit to the Order of Chemistry, and has a guy named Simon Bloom in it.
Oh, and Of Course, The Narrator is back. Duh. (I mean, seriously...who else is going to tell the story? Michael Reisman?)"
It starts of as Simon and his friends learn they cannot trust everyone.
External links
- Author Michael Reisman's Official Webpage
- Walden Media's Official Gravity Keeper page
- Walden Media's Official Octopus Effect page