Icarus at the Edge of Time

Icarus at the Edge of Time
By Brian Greene

My husband is an astronomer, and he introduced me to this very cool story written by popular physicist Brian Greene.  It's a futuristic retelling of the Greek myth of Icarus, who defied his father's advice and flew off on wax wings toward the sun--too close to the sun, ultimately.  In this tale a boy sets off to examine a black hole in a small spaceship, leaving behind the giant mothership he calls home.  The ending is a surprising and thought-provoking one.  This short book was very popular with eighth grade students at my school this past fall.  The photos in Icarus are real images from NASA and the Hubble Space Telescope.
(ISBN: 978-0-307-26888-4)