Brand New Boy
Kindle Edition
Candlewick Press · Ebook · August 6, 2024
From the boundless imagination of David Almond comes a thought-provoking question packaged in a lively illustrated chapter book: what if a robot went to school?
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- Who it’s for
- A lively school tale uses a robot newcomer to ask what makes us human.
- Themes
- What it means to be human, Welcoming someone who seems different, Friendship and loyalty
- Pacing
- Fast
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From the boundless imagination of David Almond comes a thought-provoking question packaged in a lively illustrated chapter book: what if a robot went to school? When a new boy joins their class, everyone thinks he’s . . . odd. George doesn’t behave like other kids. He doesn’t think like other kids. But he’s great at football and snacking, and that’s what matters to Dan and Maxie and their friends, who resolve to make George feel welcome.
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Over time, they learn that he’s just like them in most ways, except one: George is a robot, part of an ambitious new experiment, with sinister people bent on destroying him. When George’s lab pulls him out of school, can his new friends recover him—and set him free? Told in David Almond’s signature rollicking narrative style, this poignant tale explores what it means to be human—and will inspire children to think and giggle in equal measure.
School, With a Twist
A lively school tale uses a robot newcomer to ask what makes us human.
Come here for
- Schoolyard humor, friendship, and a slyly big question
- Football, snacks, and an unexpected take on belonging
Expect
- A rollicking illustrated chapter-book read
- Giggles alongside real peril
Where it sits
| Robots | 90% |
|---|---|
| Sci-Fi | 70% |
| School Stories | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Inventions & Inventors
- Friendship
- Sci-Fi
- Authors
- David Almond
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- August 6, 2024
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- What it means to be human · Welcoming someone who seems different · Friendship and loyalty
- Reading lane
- Inventions & Inventors