by Xin Li
First published 2024
Xin Li's "You and the Universe" follows Mei, a brilliant young physicist whose world is upended when she discovers a quantum anomaly that threatens to unravel the fabric of reality. As Mei races to understand this cosmic glitch, she is forced to confront the true nature of consciousness, identity, and her own place in the grand scheme of the universe. With dazzling scientific speculation and intimate emotional stakes, this mind-bending adventure explores what it means to be human in an infinite multiverse.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, speculative-fiction, physics, academic, alternate-universe
Vibes: intimate, mind-bending, thought-provoking
Tropes: mind-bending, race-against-time
40 pages · Hardcover · Random House Books for Young Readers