Reality Shift: They Changed the Future

by Christopher P.N. Maselli

Four young boys are set upon a series of adventures when one of them, Matt Calahan, receives a laptop for his birthday.  Tied into the adventures are the four principles of the 252   smarter, deeper, cooler, stronger.

Genres: Fiction, Christian Fiction

Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

Christopher P. N. Maselli is an award-winning author of more than 50 books, including 19 children’s novels. With a Masters of Fine Arts in Writing from Union Institute and University at the prestigious Vermont College, Chris has an accomplished 25+ year writing career.
Best known for his writing for children, Chris’ works include the 11-book Commander Kellie and the Superkid adventure series, the 8-book Amazing Laptop series from Zonderkidz and the 6-book Super Sleuth Investigator mini-mystery series. He is also a regular writer for Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse magazine where he writes monthly mysteries for Adventures in Odyssey.
In addition to his children’s novels, Chris has years of experience as a marketing writer, a ghostwriter for prominent Christian ministers and their ministries, and SEO, social media and Internet writing.
He frequently speaks at writer conferences nationwide where he encourages other writers to run forward with the vision God has given them. His Web site is https://www.writingmomentum.com.

Reviews

[Ari · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoy this book because it has a lot of description

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel bad giving this book only three stars, because there's really nothing wrong with it. It just wasn't for me. While The Mysteries of Eckert House series was rooted in reality, this is definitely sci-fi and requires a suspension belief that I just couldn't give it.

[Beth · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book because it was my first attempt at reading and downloading a book to my palm pilot. I actually liked the experience of reading a book this way, which surprised me because I didn't think I would, but the book itself wasn't the greatest. The story was kind of cool: boy gets laptop for birthday, boy find out laptop has the ability to make his stories come true, boy uses laptop for personal gain, boy finds out that the powers of the laptop can be dangerous.

So the concept of the story itself was actually pretty cool. But the plot and character development were pretty thin and there never really felt like there was a sense of building to a climax and resolution. The story just kind of ended, which I'm sure is because this book is from a series and the author wants you to keep reading. I personally will not be continuing with this series.

[AB Craine · Rating 4 out of 5]

The whole series is good.