Super fun new science fiction!
Summer vacation just started and so has the blissfully un-pressured reading! I don't usually read science fiction (although I'm always surprised that I like it more than I think I will!). There are two that I read that I really enjoyed. The first one is not brand new. It's one on the Sunshine State Young Reader Award List this year. It's called "Enginerds" by Jarrett Lerner. It's a short, fast read about Ken who is part of a group of kids that he's known since he was in kindergarten. They all like science and engineering and each of them has a different strength. One day, Ken comes home to find a box on his front step. He often gets presents from his grandfather so it's not too big of a shock, but the box is really heavy. So he calls his best friend, Dan, and Dan helps him lug the box and start putting the thing together. It turns out the thing is a robot, but the robot seems to have a pretty limited skill set. All it ...