From the blank page to the silver screen

By training, David Bernstein is a tennis instructor and energy healer, but since 2010, he has also been honing his skill as a children’s book author—and for just as long, Outskirts Press has been proud to be his publisher. Now, we celebrate him as he aims for the next big thing: his name in lights!

More than one New York production studio is interested in turning Bernstein’s Cort Chronicles trilogy into a movie. We understand the excitement: these books are page-turning, fantastical fun!

The children’s book series begins with Portal, in which eleven-year-old Andy falls through a portal into his hometown . . . 101 years in the future. His thirteen-year-old brother, Zack, finds his own way to the portal not long after, and Zack’s company is good news for Andy because the future he’s now stuck in . . . is a nightmare. Their city is by then destroyed and all but abandoned, and CORT robots control those who remain. By the time of the second book, Spirral, Wendy and John have joined up with Andy and Zack, and the four young people, with memories of a better world still fresh in their minds, seem to be the world’s best hope for a brighter future. Yet, in Rebirth, the third and final book, the kids learn that changing the future for the better doesn’t always mean the past stays untouched. So how will they continue to face challenges big and small even once they’re back in their home time?

With two CIPA EVVY awards and five Editor’s Choice awards behind Bernstein’s writing, and, of course, a thrilling, well-written, and well-produced story that has delighted readers and Bernstein’s publishing peers alike, it is no wonder to us that film studios are exploring adapting his books for the silver screen. We can’t wait to get our tickets to opening night!