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Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
1st ed.
Fountas & Pinnell
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Physical Desc
50 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rabbit is excited about the sleepover he has carefully planned for his friend Robot, but Robot has some different ideas about how things should go.
23) All systems red
Author
Series
Murderbot diaries volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
" 'As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure.'
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.
But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.
On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed...
24) Exit strategy
Author
Series
Murderbot diaries volume 4
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"I love Murderbot!" -Ann Leckie The fourth and final part of the Murderbot Diaries series that began with All Systems Red. Murderbot wasn't programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah-its former...
25) Ungifted
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.
Author
Series
Ricky Ricotta volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Edition
Revised edition.
Physical Desc
140 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
A small mouse and his best friend, a giant flying robot, attempt to save the Earth when an evil Martian monkey and his mechanical creations attack.
27) Go, Otto, go!
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Otto the robot builds a spaceship to take him home.
Author
Series
Ricky Ricotta volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, is being bullied at school, but when he rescues a powerful robot from its evil creator, he acquires a friend and protector--and saves the city from Dr. Stinky.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged): illustrations; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Randy Riley is a science genius who loves baseball, but isn't very good at it. Riley needs to use both his interests to save his town from a giant fireball hurtling toward earth.
Author
Series
Galactic Center series volume 2
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lancer, a spaceship built to specifications found in the computers of an alien derelict, journeys to the star, Ra, from which the Earth has received mysterious radio transmissions in English.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.
One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of 'what do people need?' is answered.
But the answer...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages, 24 cm color illustrations
Language
English
Description
When Little Robot finds a creative solution to his lonliness he gets straight to work on shaping the perfect companion out of metal, and affectionately names him Little Dog.
33) A rover's story
Author
Language
English
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Description
Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and after an accident brings wisecracking Klink and overly expressive Klank to life, they set about helping Frank perfect his Antimatter Motor until his archnemesis, T. Edison, steals the robots for his doomsday plan.
Author
Series
Wild robot volume 3
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and...
36) Waking gods
Author
Series
Themis files volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"26 years ago: A girl in South Dakota falls through the earth, then wakes up dozens of feet below ground on the palm of what seems to be a giant metal hand. 9 years ago: She is a top-level physicist leading a team of people to understand exactly what that hand is, where it came from, and what it portends for humanity. Today: with the remainder of the giant robot found and assembled, every question answered about the mysterious contraption raises two...
37) Cog
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After an accident leaves him damaged and separated from his scientist caregiver, a young android recruits four robot accomplices and embarks on a cross-country road trip to reunite with her"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages and cities of the little moon they call home. They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe."--
39) Network effect
Author
Series
Murderbot diaries volume 5
Language
English
Description
"Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel, Network Effect. You know that feeling when you are at work, and you have had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're Murderbot....
Author
Series
Hilo volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
193 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hilo and DJ, with the help of Polly, the magical warrior cat, travel through a mysterious portal and battle bad guys, face disgusting food, an angry mom, and powerful magic to save their friend Gina.
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