From the minds of Tom Angleberger, the New York Times bestselling
author of the wildly popular Origami Yoda series, and Paul Dellinger, an
adult science-fiction writer, comes a funny middle school story with a
memorable robot title character. Reluctant readers and robot lovers in
elementary and middle school will enjoy this fast-paced read that shows
just how strange a place middle school can be, particularly when the new
student is a state-of-the-art robot.
When Max--Maxine Zelaster--befriends her new robot classmate Fuzzy, part
of Vanguard One Middle School's new Robot Integration Program, she helps
him learn everything he needs to know about surviving middle school--the
good, the bad, and the really, really, ugly. Little do they know that
surviving seventh grade is going to become a true matter of life and
death, because Vanguard has an evil presence at its heart: a digital
student evaluation system named BARBARA that might be taking its mission
to shape the perfect student to extremes!
With a strong female main character who will appeal to all readers, Tom
Angleberger and Paul Dellinger's new novel offers readers a fresh take
on robots. Fuzzy will find its place in the emerging category of
bestselling books featuring robots, including Jon Scieszka' s Frank
Einstein series and James Patterson's House of Robots.
Be sure to check out all of Tom Angleberger's other acclaimed books for
middle-grade readers, including Poop Fountain!; The Rat with the
Human Face; Horton Halfpott; Fake Mustache; and the bestselling
Origami Yoda series: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, Darth Paper
Strikes Back, The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee, Emperor Pickletine
Rides the Bus, Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue, and Jabba the
Puppet. For younger readers Tom wrote the picture book McToad Mows
Tiny Island, illustrated by John Hendrix, and for chapter book readers,
Tom wrote the Inspector Flytrap series, illustrated by his wife Cece
Bell.
