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Stephen Hawking writing children’s science fiction novel
by admin on Jan.27, 2012, under Latest Book
Author of the million selling novel ‘A Brief History of Time’ and Physicist Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy Hawking are writing a science book for children, which will be ‘a bit like Harry Potter’ but without magic. The middle grade novel ‘George’s Secret Key to the Universe’ tells the story about computer-driven adventures of a young man. Simon& Schuster will publish the book this fall. Rubin Pfeffer, senior vice president and publisher of Simon & Schuster Children’s Trade Publishing, said, We are thrilled that Professor Stephen Hawking has written this one-of-a-kind book for children. The book narrates the story of a boy named George who befriends a scientist and the scientist’s daughter. George soon ‘finds himself on a wildly fun adventure, while learning about physics, time and the universe.’ Read