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213 pp.
| Holiday |
October, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8234-2181-7$16.95
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4-6
Fifth grader Celia Chow has always been messy and disorganized, which is why her scientist father builds her a high-tech robot for her birthday. Chang deftly combines the story's sci-fi elements (i.e., Celia's interaction with her robot) with the endearing narrator's everyday problems, from wanting to spend more time with her workaholic parents to dealing with the school bully's teasing.