The story of Einstein's early life written in novel form for ease of reading. It starts when he was nine years old and ends when he was in his early twenties.The book is illustrated with numerous drawing and is an accurate representation of this period of his life. Some of the things covered are: his problems in school, his fascination with a geometry book, his failure to pass the university entrance exams,his narrow escape in a fall on a mountain hike, his university years, his difficulty in finding a job after graduation, and the shock of the pregnancy of his girl friend. This is the first of a trilogy on Einstein;s life