House of Robots

by Patterson, James, Chris Grabenstein, Juliana Neufeld

No cover — Patterson, James, Chris Grabenstein, Juliana Neufeld: House of Robots (2014, Little Brown & Company)

English language

Published Jan. 5, 2014 by Little Brown & Company.

ISBN:: 978-0-316-40588-1

(1 review)

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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Wetdryvac reviewed House of Robots by James Patterson

Review of 'House of Robots' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

A lot of elements here I love in other contexts, but a number of parts of this really didn't work for me, despite the good writing and fun drawings, mostly where social dynamics felt shortcut or unreal, I guess.

Subjects

Children's fiction
Robots, fiction
Schools, fiction
Family life, fiction
Inventors, fiction
Humorous stories