Author: John Bellairs
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497625270
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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A boy tries to stop a rampaging robot in this “deliciously wicked fun” tale by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls (School Library Journal) When feared Yankees slugger Cliff Bullard goes barnstorming around the northeast, offering $10,000 to any local pitcher who can strike him out, Professor Childermass and Johnny Dixon get a sneaky idea. There’s a local legend about a crackpot inventor who once built a robot capable of throwing a baseball 110 MPH, and the professor thinks that if they find the machine, they can win Bullard’s prize. They discover the rusted old monstrosity in an abandoned workshop and put it back together, piece by piece. But when they screw in the robot’s eyes and it comes to life, they realize they have made a terrible mistake. As soon as it’s activated, the robot attacks, trying to kill Johnny and the professor. Was it made to be a killing machine, or have its circuits been corroded? To save the town and get a crack at the $10,000, Johnny and the professor will have to tame the steel beast. The adventure stories featuring Johnny Dixon, from the award-winning author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls, are a delightfully imaginative treat, and this book in the popular series features “a unique plot, marvelous characters, and non-stop suspense” (School Library Journal).
Author: John Bellairs
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575126213
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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At first, Johnny Dixon doesn't believe Professor Childermass's story about Evaristus Sloane, the insane invention of a fiendish, baseball-pitching robot. Then Johnny sees faces at his window at night and senses he's being followed. Old Sloane has invented a new, improved robot, and he only needs one thing to bring it to life - Johnny's eyes!
Author: Richard G. Epstein
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Using the case of an industrial accident involving a killer robot, the author successfully combines technical and ethical concepts to present to students and professionals real-life issues that they may one day have to confront.
Author: Judith Rossell
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442952474
Category : Human-alien encounters
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Sam wants to build a killer robot. But first he has to collect all the parts. He begins with an arm. Next he tries the head. Strangely, as soon as the parts click together, they start acting as if they have a life of their own! What's going on? And what will happen when he puts together the whole robot? Not only does Sam have the coolest robot he's ever seen, but his uncle has been odder than usual. And there is a weird light coming from the basement of his shop. But the robot is all Sam can think about. Its glowing red eyes seem to be trying to tell him something very important A thrilling read that will also tickle your funny bone, from the author of the popular Jack Jones and the Pirate Curse.
Author: John Scalzi
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 0765388928
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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"As much as Scalzi has the scientific creativity of a Michael Crichton, he also has the procedural chops of a Stephen J. Canell to craft a whodunit with buddy-cop charm and suspects aplenty—most of them in someone else's body." —USA Today John Scalzi returns with Head On, the standalone follow-up to the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed Lock In. Chilling near-future SF with the thrills of a gritty cop procedural, Head On brings Scalzi's trademark snappy dialogue and technological speculation to the future world of sports. Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and hammers. The main goal of the game: obtain your opponent’s head and carry it through the goalposts. With flesh and bone bodies, a sport like this would be impossible. But all the players are “threeps,” robot-like bodies controlled by people with Haden’s Syndrome, so anything goes. No one gets hurt, but the brutality is real and the crowds love it. Until a star athlete drops dead on the playing field. Is it an accident or murder? FBI Agents and Haden-related crime investigators, Chris Shane and Leslie Vann, are called in to uncover the truth—and in doing so travel to the darker side of the fast-growing sport of Hilketa, where fortunes are made or lost, and where players and owners do whatever it takes to win, on and off the field. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Scholastic Professional Books
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590603461
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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This friendly reference allows kids to make informed decisions about which books to read, offering more than 375 lively book reviews for kids by kids. Children, teachers, and parents can easily locate books by subject, title, or author, and discover what makes each book a must read!
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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442952490
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 413
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Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible? This guide reveals dozens of worthwhile recommendations in categories ranging from adventure stories and sports novels to horror, humorous, and science fiction books. In Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love, authors Kathleen A. Baxter and Marcia A. Kochel provide compelling and current reading suggestions for younger boys—information that educators, librarians, and parents alike are desperate for. Comprising titles that are almost all well-reviewed in at least one major professional journal, or that are such big hits with kids that they've received the "stamp of approval" from the most important reviewers, this book will be invaluable to anyone whose goal is to help boys develop a healthy enthusiasm for reading. It includes chapters on adventure books; animal stories; graphic novels; historical fiction; humorous books; mystery, horror, and suspense titles; science fiction and fantasy; and sports novels. Within each chapter, the selections are further divided into books for younger readers (grades 3–6) and titles for older boys in grades 5–8. Elementary and middle school librarians and teachers, public librarians, Title One teachers, and parents of boys in grades 3–9 will all benefit greatly from having this book at hand.
Author: Alan Hedblad
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN: 9780810389519
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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Presents literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, monographs, reviews, and scholarly papers.
Author: Don D'Ammassa
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438140630
Category : Fantasy fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 2061
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Presents articles on the horror and fantasy genres of fiction, including authors, themes, significant works, and awards.
