Title: The Wild Robot
Author: Peter Brown
Pages: 269
Finished: June 19, 2017
First Sentence: Our story begins on the ocean, with wind and rain and thunder and lightning and waves.
Summary: When a storm sweeps a number of boxes off a cargo ship, one lands safely on an island. This crate contains a Rozzum unit. Curious otters accidentally turn the robot on, and we get to meet Roz. Roz finds herself alone on an island full of mistrusting animals. It takes a while, but she eventually wins them over as she adopts an orphan gosling and keeps as many animals alive as possible.
Thoughts: I liked this more than I expected. A great work of speculative fiction for middle grades set in an undetermined future when the oceans have risen and humans use robots for many tasks. Roz is a lovely character who seems to learn quite a bit over time. Overall I loved the story. I wasn't a fan of the stylistic choice to make the chapters so short. Otherwise, I would recommend this to just about any middle grade kid. Read for the Bluestem challenge.
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