Brainwalker

by Stephan Lacast, Robyn Mundell

Overview

One teen's incredible journey may just blow his father's mind... Fourteen-year-old Bernard thinks outside the box. The only problem is that neither his school nor his ultra-rational physicist father appreciate his unique ideas. When he reacts to a stressful situation at school by mooning the class, his suspension sends him straight to his father's workplace. After his frustrated father leaves him unattended, Bernard does what any teen would do: wander into the particle accelerator and accidentally get transported through a wormhole! It doesn't take long for Bernard to realize he's in deep trouble. Not only did the wormhole drop him in the middle of a civil war over a depleted resource, but the battle is actually taking place inside his father's brain. Bernard has one chance to save the dying side of his father's creative brain from the tyrannical left side. Can he use his outside-the-box thinking to save his father's life? Brainwalker is a young adult sci-fi fantasy novel that turns the world of neuroscience on its head. If you like incredible fantasy worlds, fast-paced entertainment, and the human mind, then you'll love Robyn Mundell and Stephan Lacast's amazing journey inside the brain. Buy Brainwalker to help the mind survive today!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997652512
Publisher:	Dualmind Publishing
Publication date:	09/21/2016
Pages:	258
Sales rank:	484,652
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.58(d)

Table of Contents

The Science Project 1
The Energy of Dumbness 11
The Atom-Smasher 19
Beyond the Wormhole 37
People inside People 45
Energeia 51
In the Footprints of Armstrong 57
The Forging School 63
Initiation 77
The Great Arc 83
Brainquake 87
A Reezon to Panic 89
The Darks 95
The Telamon 101
The Boy from Materia 104
Deadly Brain Storms 113
The Master Trap 121
Level Five 131
My Father the Reezon 137
The Cavern of Nanobots 141
The City Where Buildings Don't Breathe 145
The Boy Who Hid His Spot 153
The Handless 167
An Unlikely Ally 179
The Thing You Call Luck 183
The Zoned-Out Kids 189
The Neuron's Core 193
Forging Skolls 197
Inside the Regulator 201
Encounter with Wyfeor 209
The Other Son 213
Turn of the Tide 223
Awakening 229
The Master Forger 235
A New Science Project 239
Out of Your Mind 243
Dad's Dream 247

Editorial Reviews

"Excellent story with well developed characters and an awesome setting. My students are currently participating in a Growth Mindsets. Can't wait for publication. It would totally coincide with our brainology studies... I couldn't put it down." - Pam B., ALA Librarian

"I didn't imagine this witty, ironic, funny and educational book would become one of my 2016 favorite reads." - Alexia P.

"The idea was so new! I wanted to know how the author would exploit it. I found that the book was much more original and entertaining than some of the really famous contemporary YA books, and it could be a fun read even for adults (toward the end I really couldn't put it down, I needed to know how it ended!)." - Alessandra V.

"Mundell and Lacast have devised an ingenious plot using the tesseract concept found in 'A Wrinkle in Time' with the setting being the brain of the protagonist's father." - Douglas B. Educator

5 stars - "The authors have found a creative way to introduce the functions of the brain in a creative way that's full of action, adventure, and suspense. This will be a popular book in middle grades and middle school boys will enjoy this one!" - Susan G., ALA Librarian

"This story is full of high-stakes adventure, and it often excels in its imaginative and allegorical exploration of real-world issues" - Kirkus Reviews

"The descriptions of the various locations, creatures, and residents of the Brainiverse are both fun and intelligent. Bernard is an engaging protagonist." - Kirkus Reviews

"A fun way for kids/preteens to learn about science and the brain. The pictures are also really great and add a lot to the story" - Olivia F., Reviewer at Harvard Medical School

"Teachers are always looking for ways to enhance scientific literacy and Brainwalker is the perfect vehicle to bridge the gap between exciting adventure and scientific inquiry." -Jennifer C., Educator

"The characters and the setting of this book are truly unique and very diverse, the plot is filled with fiction mixed with real brain concepts and puts everything into perspective from both fiction and reality" - Gabrielle M.

"I loved the way the authors used simple brain concepts, yet weren't afraid of creating a fantasy world rather than a literal version of the brain. It's refreshing to find a young teen character who is fascinated by subjects like the brain, neuroscience and quantum physics." -Paul B.

"Fast paced, imaginative, and adventurous. With both elements of actual brain anatomy as well as fantastical components" - Jackie C.

"Definitely an approach to teenage urban fantasy that I've never seen before. I found myself quite enamored with Bernard and all his geeky questions and theories... Underneath all the neurology, it's really a story about connection and love and fighting for what's important." -Kristen C.

"'Brainwalker' is a great scientific fiction and that offers the readers a fantastic experience of the scientific adventure with the beautifully written words, the well laid out plots, and lifelike characters in the story." - Yichen T.

"Story starts and ends with the MOON! All will have to take a read to find out what I am talking about. This is a great Teen read revolving around young minds faced with the challenges of life." - Linda B.

"This brilliant new novel grapples with the most exciting topic possible, and invites middle school, young adults and also adult readers into the inexhaustible mystery of the universe. Take the walk."- Maureen G., Educator

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