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House of robots volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Fifth-grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez struggles to fit in when his inventor mother requires him to take her latest creation, a robotic 'brother,' to school with him to learn to become a student"--
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Themis files volume 1
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"17 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. Today: 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. A swift and spellbinding tale told almost exclusively through transcriptions of interviews conducted by a mysterious and unnamed character,...
4) I, Robot
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
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The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when...
5) Ungifted
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
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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.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots-fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They're a family, hidden...
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House of robots volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
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"Fifth grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez has to find a solution when his robot 'brother' has repeated malfunctions at school and a newer model robot steps in as competition--and his mother's job is in jeopardy as a result"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 43
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"The crusade against thinking robots has ground on for years; the human worlds grow weary of war, of the bloody, inconclusive swing from victory to defeat. The fearsome cymeks, led by Agamemnon, hatch new plots to regain their lost power from Omnius"--Back cover.
10) The wild robot
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Wild robot volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
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When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the...
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Mysteries of Cove volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
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Even though technology and inventions have been outlawed in the mountain city of Cove, in order to save the city Trenton and Kallista must follow a set of mysterious blueprints to build a creature to protect them from the dragons outside their door.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"...A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF. 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...
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Wild robot volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Description
After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.
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Ricky Ricotta volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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It's Ricky Ricotta's birthday, and as a special treat, his parents are taking him and his Mighty Robot to see dinosaurs at the museum. Too bad they've also invited Ricky's little cousin Lucy--she's a real pest! When they get to the museum, all the dinosaurs are missing their heads . . . because an evil spacebunny from Jupiter has used the dino DNA to create Jurassic Jack Rabbits! Now it's up to the entire Ricotta family, including Lucy, to stop them...
15) This is war
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Series
Cats vs. robots volume 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Description
The longstanding and galaxy-spanning war between cats and robots escalates when each learns of inventions designed to extend their lives, and the potential of the devices is revealed when two kittens come into the lives of twin siblings on Earth.
16) Eager
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Eager novels (Helen Fox) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
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Unlike Grumps, their old-fashioned robot, the Bell family's new robot, Eager, is programmed to not merely obey but to question, reason, and exercise free will.
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Dune novels. Legends of Dune volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 37
Description
It has been fifty-six years since the events of the author's The machine crusade and following the death of Serena Butler, the bloodiest decades of the Jihad take place. At last, the war that has lasted many lifetimes will be decided in the apocalyptic Battle of Corrin.
18) Fuzzy
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Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
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Description
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.
19) All systems red
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Series
Murderbot diaries volume 1
Description
A murderous android discovers itself in "All Systems Red", a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial intelligence. 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...