Answer
Yes, there is a force on the pencil according to Newton's universal law of gravitation. It hovers in front of you, but both of you are falling relative to the Earth. The pencil is in free-fall, as are you.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 9 - Think and Explain - Page 179-180: 67
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