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Small Robot, Big Adventure
by Shane Hegarty
Robot's (flawed) point of view story, sweet and moving
With a feel of Toy Story and Spy Toys about it, this will grab an audience with children who enjoy stories about toys coming to life.
Boot is a toy robot, and upon regaining consciousness and a few scraps of memories when he wakes up in a scrapyard, knows his owner Beth loved him and he must make his way back to her... if he knew where to start.
Meeting other robots like himself - who seem to actually 'feel' things, collecting friends Wizard-of-Oz-style, they will work together to achieve something for them all.
Viewing the world through the eyes of AI, Boot remains true to his beliefs through his adventures, with an evil (bit of a forced villain but never mind) scrapyard man on his tail. His new friends each have their own quirk and 'need', and only together will they each be able to realise their dream.
There's a sense of humour about Boot: "My head is built to hold millions of memories, and I also have extra space in my left butt-cheek, in case of emergencies (for Brits, Kryten in Red Dwarf comes to mind!).
It's sweet, with a slightly overly saccharine ending, but young readers will enjoy this.
For ages 8-12.
With thanks to Netgalley for the sample reading copy.
With a feel of Toy Story and Spy Toys about it, this will grab an audience with children who enjoy stories about toys coming to life.
Boot is a toy robot, and upon regaining consciousness and a few scraps of memories when he wakes up in a scrapyard, knows his owner Beth loved him and he must make his way back to her... if he knew where to start.
Meeting other robots like himself - who seem to actually 'feel' things, collecting friends Wizard-of-Oz-style, they will work together to achieve something for them all.
Viewing the world through the eyes of AI, Boot remains true to his beliefs through his adventures, with an evil (bit of a forced villain but never mind) scrapyard man on his tail. His new friends each have their own quirk and 'need', and only together will they each be able to realise their dream.
There's a sense of humour about Boot: "My head is built to hold millions of memories, and I also have extra space in my left butt-cheek, in case of emergencies (for Brits, Kryten in Red Dwarf comes to mind!).
It's sweet, with a slightly overly saccharine ending, but young readers will enjoy this.
For ages 8-12.
With thanks to Netgalley for the sample reading copy.