Five robots. One unforgettable journey. Their programming will never be the same. **Wall-E meets The Wild Robot in this middle grade ***instant * classic about five robots on a mission to rescue their inventor from the corporation that controls them all. Cog looks like a normal twelve-year-old boy. But his name is short for βcognitive development,β and he was built to learn. But after an accident leaves him damaged, Cog wakes up in an unknown labβand Gina, the scientist who created and cared for him, is nowhere to be found. Surrounded by scientists who want to study him and remove his brain, Cog recruits four robot accomplices for a mission to find her. Cog, ADA, Proto, Trashbot, and Carβs journey will likely involve much cognitive development in the form of mistakes, but Cog is willing to risk everything to find his way back to Gina. In this charming stand-alone adventure, Greg van Eekhout breathes life and wisdom into an unforgettable character and crafts a story sure to earn its place among beloved classics like Katherine Applegateβs The One and Only Ivan. **
Review
βVan Eekhout brings considerable heart and wisdom to this coming-of-age tale. A thought-provoking tale for younger readers about hubris and what it means to be human.β (Kirkus Reviews)
About the Author
Greg van Eekhout is a science fiction and fantasy writer. He grew up in Los Angeles and attended UCLA, where he received a bachelor's degree in English. He earned a master's in educational media and computers at Arizona State and worked for a time designing multimedia. He is the author several stand-alone novels and several novels in the California Bones series. His middle-grade science fiction novel, The Boy at the End of the World , was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award.