Robot Reads

This week, I am sharing chapter books featuring stories about robots . . . .

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

Fuzzy by Tom Angleberger
When Max (Maxine Zealster) befriends her new robot classmate Fuzzy, she helps him navigate Vanguard Middle School and together they reveal the truth behind the Robot Integration Program.

Brother From a Box by Evan Kuhlman
Sixth-grader Matt Rambeau finds out what it is like to have a brother when his father, a computer genius, creates a robot kid that goes to school with Matt, shares his feelings and ideas, plays, does chores, fights for his "life" when chased by spies, and becomes a part of the family.

The Search for Wondla by Tony DiTerlizzi
Living in isolation with a robot on what appears to be an alien world populated with bizarre life forms, a twelve-year-old human girl called Eva Nine sets out on a journey to find others like her. Features "augmented reality" pages, in which readers witha webcam can access additional information about Eva Nine's world.


More Robot Stories --
The Boneshaker by Kate Milford
A Boy and His Bot by Daniel Wilson
Cats vs. Robots: This is War by Margaret Stohl
Eagar by Helen Fox
The Fran with Four Brains by Jim Benton
Frank Einstein & the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka
Geeks, Girls and Secret Identities by Mike Jung
How Lunchbox Jones Saved Me from Robots, Traitors, and Missy the Cruel by Jennifer Brown
Janitors by Tyler Whitesides
Monstrous Devices by Damien Love
Tin by Padraig Kenny
Under Their Skin by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through December 5, 2019.

Radical Robot Reads

This month, we are going to focus on science-based books for school-aged children.  This is to go along with the grant we received from the Monsanto Corporation for Mad Science programming in the library this summer.  This week's theme is Mad Machines -- so here are some radical robot reads . . .

Brother From a Box by Evan Kuhlman
Sixth-grader Matt Rambeau finds out what it is like to have a brother when his father, a computer genius, creates a robot kid that goes to school with Matt, shares his feelings and ideas, plays, does chores, fights for his "life" when chased by spies, and becomes a part of the family.

A Boy and His Bot by Daniel H. Wilson
When timid young Code falls down a hole into Mekhos, where everything is made of metal and circuitry, he must obtain the legendary Robonomicon from evil Immortalis in order to save the robots of this subterranean world and return home.

Celia's Robot by Margaret Scrogin Chang
Surprised by her scientist father's gift of a robot for her birthday, ten-year-old Celia comes to appreciate its help in organizing her chaotic day-to-day life until it suddenly mysteriously disappears.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.