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21) Humans, bow down
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English
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The Great War is over. The Robots have won. The humans who survived have two choices--they can submit and serve the vicious rulers they created or be banished to the Reserve, a desolate, unforgiving landscape where it's a crime to be human. And the robots aren't content--following the orders of their soulless leader, they're planning to conquer humanity's last refuge. With nothing left to lose, Six, a feisty, determined young woman whose family was...
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Language
English
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Soon to be a major motion starring Hugh Jackman, here is a new short story collection by the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend. Imagine a future in which human boxing has been replaced by heavyweight bouts between massive robots. Richard Matheson's classic short story, “Steel,” is the inspiration for Real Steel, a new movie starring Hugh Jackman. “Steel” is just one of over a dozen unforgettable tales in this outstanding collection,...
25) The plus one
Author
Publisher
G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Meet Kelly. Twenty-nine, go-getter, a brilliant robotics engineer, and perpetually single. When her younger sister's wedding looms and her attempts to find a date become increasingly cringeworthy, Kelly does the only logical thing: she builds her own boyfriend.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
Sixteen-year-old Rosalinda Fitzroy, heir to the multiplanetary corporation UniCorp, is awakened after sixty years in stasis to find that everyone she knew has died and as she tries to make a new life for herself, learns she is the target of a robot assassin.
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Series
Jack Blank adventures volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Jack, freed from a dismal orphanage, makes his way to the elusive and impossible Imagine Nation, where a mentor saves him from dissection and trains him to use his superpower, despite the virus he carries that makes him a threat.
Author
Series
The Clockwork chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
As the four friends known as the Grey Griffins begin school at Iron Bridge Academy, where children with special powers like theirs are trained to fight evil beings, rumors surface that a mad scientist known as the Clockwork King is back, and the Griffins must defeat his robotic war machines before total devastation is unleashed upon the world.
Author
Series
Dune novels. Main series volume 8
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
33) The space hotel
Author
Series
Tom Swift young inventor volume 3
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2008, c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Tom and Sandy are among the first guests of APOGEE, the world's first space hotel. They have many unique and interesting experiences, but Tom begins to notice some strange things going on and suspects foul play when a billionaire guest goes missing.
34) Exit strategy
Author
Series
Murderbot diaries volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Murderbot wasn't programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah--its former owner (protector? friend?)--submit evidence that could prevent GrayCris from destroying more colonists in its never-ending...
Author
Series
Ricky Ricotta volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
General Jackrabbit and his Robo-Rabbits from Jupiter attempt to take over the world on Ricky Ricotta's birthday.
36) Robot Zot!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a mission to conquer planet Earth, tiny but fearless Robot Zot and his mechanical sidekick leave a path of destruction as they battle kitchen appliances.
37) Dogtown
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Dogtown, a shelter for unwanted canine and robot dogs, an extraordinary bond develops between Chance, a longing three-legged dog, Metalhead, an empathetic robot, and Mouse, their friendly ally, as they strive to find forever homes.
38) Clink
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While newer, fancier robots are quickly purchased, Clink, an old-fashioned robot who can only make toast and music, gathers dust and feels downhearted until a young boy enters the shop looking for something special.
Author
Series
Tom Swift young scientist volume 2
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2008, c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Tom Swift must stop terrorists from ruining the Robot Olympics. He has been training his entry, SwiftBot, for the upcoming Robot Olympics -- a major event being sponsored by the White House's Office of Science and Technology. Teenage inventors from a
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