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EagerHelen Fox

Eager

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Sci-FiYoung Adult

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It's the end of the 21st century where technocrats rule and robots take care of humans' every need. Your house watches you, knows your secrets, and talks to you. And your closest friend can be--a machine? Gavin Bell and his teenage sister Fleur come from a middle-class family. Their much-loved, old-fashioned robot, Grumps, is running down and can't be repaired, so a scientist friend loans them EGR3, an experimental new robot to help Grumps. EGR3, known as Eager, learns from his experiences, as a child would. He feels emotions--wonder, excitement, and loss. When the ultra high-tech, eerily…

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Editions

7 editions
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    Random House Children's Books · 9780307522344
  • Paperback · English · 2006
    Yearling · 288 pages · 9780553487954
  • Hardcover · English · 2003
    Hodder Children's Books · 160 pages · 9780340875827
  • Other · English · 2006
    Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · 9780606349505
  • Other · English · 2006
    Tandem Library · 288 pages · 9781417733958
  • Other · English · 2004
    Wendy Lamb Books · 280 pages · 9780385746724
Juvenile fictionRobotsFictionScience fictionJuvenile FictionChildren's fictionRobots, fiction