Patterson, James
Summary: "Robots on strike! Sammy's underappreciated mechanical helpers cause chaos in the house! It's up to Sammy and his disabled sister Maddie to keep the peace until his inventor mom reveals her secret project ... and why it was worth the wait"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC PATSoh, Sarah
Summary: "Tykotech City is a marvelous and peaceful place, filled with technology beyond anyone's wildest dreams. But as power cuts begin to plague the residents, and a sinister force infiltrates the city, the lives of the cityfolk are in terrible danger... It falls to Juniper Mae, a tiny, brave inventor, obsessed with the legends of the Guardian Knights, to overcome her fears and save her city. Can she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2023
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Summary: Frankie does not believe in leprechauns, but her best friend, Maya, claims that there is one living in her backyard; so Frankie builds a leprechaun trap to prove her point--but soon begins to doubt the validity of her own experiment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BLAThomas, J. E.
Summary: "The kids at Benjamin Banneker College Prep are a little... competitive. Okay. They're a LOT competitive. The minute Principal Yee announces an epic competition for the golden B-B trophy, seventh-grader Frederick Douglass Zezzmer knows he has to win. But it won't be easy. The competition doesn't just include science, technology, engineering and math. It also has arts and sports. Not Doug's best...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC THOWeiner, Ellis.
Summary: Abigail and John, the Templeton twins, and their dog Cassie, foil a pair of inept kidnappers intent on stealing one of their father's newest inventions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION WEIScieszka, Jon
Summary: "Frank Einstein (kid-genius, scientist, and inventor) and his best friend Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity), and Klank (a mostly self-assembled and artificial almost intelligence entity), once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of the human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Scieszka 2015Scieszka, Jon
Summary: "Frank Einstein (kid-genius scientist and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with intelligent robots Klink and Klank once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of energy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Scieszka 2015Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SCITaylor, Laini
Summary: "Don't you hate it when your archenemy launches your latest invention into space, accidentally creating a robot army that falls into the clutches of an evil alien emperor? Well, that's how Billie Blaster's day is going! The genius child of two famous scientists, Billie is an inventor extraordinaire and the star of the annual science fair, much to the disgust of her nemesis, Tiny Hector Glum....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TAYScieszka, Jon.
Summary: "Frank Einstein (kid-genius, scientist, and inventor) and his best friend Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity), and Klank (a mostly self-assembled and artificial almost intelligence entity), once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of the human body"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SCIPounder, Sibéal
Summary: Based on the major motion picture--an intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humor--Wonka introduces readers to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time...proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you're lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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Summary: When handyman Cedric O'Toole is set up to take the fall for a murder he didn't commit, he will need all his inventive powers to save himself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raven Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FRAHarper, Charise Mericle.
Summary: Superhero Veggieman, better known as Wedgieman, faces off against Bad Dude, an inventor whose Make-Things-Disappear Machine causes trouble on the playground.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE HARZub, Jim
Summary: A steampunk fantasy story exploring the origin of the inventor known as Dreamfinder, and how one little spark of inspiration created a dragon called Figment. Based on the Epcot attraction Journey Into Imagination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2016
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Summary: A steampunk fantasy story exploring the origin of the inventor known as Dreamfinder, and how one little spark of inspiration created a dragon called Figment. Based on the Epcot attraction Journey Into Imagination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC ZUBStilton, Geronimo
Summary: When an evil professor begins threatening New Mouse City with terrible inventions, Geronimo Stilton is enlisted by local authorities to embark on a top-secret mission to outer space to thwart a nefarious plot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED STIQuezon, Lynn Ng
Summary: "A fictionalized account of Margaret E. Knight's struggle to win legal rights to the invention of the paper-bag machine. Fifteen-year-old Mattie holds a rare position at Columbia Paper: Unlike the other girls and women, she doesn't run machines or hand-fold paper bags. She's a mechanic. In her first job at a cotton mill, she invented a device to keep women from being injured by flying shuttles....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Santa Monica Press Teen 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC QUEScieszka, Jon
Summary: Boy genius Frank Einstein finds himself in competition with his classmate and archrival T. Edison and his sign-language-speaking sidekick, Mr. Chimp, over Frank's newest invention: the EvoBlaster Belt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Scieszka 2016Scieszka, Jon
Summary: More clever science experiments, funny jokes, and robot hijinks await readers in book five of the New York Times bestselling Frank Einstein chapter book series from the mad scientist team of Jon Scieszka and Brian Biggs. The perfect combination to engage and entertain readers, the series features real science facts with adventure and humor, making these books ideal for STEM education. This...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SCIZub, Jim
Summary: A steampunk fantasy story exploring the origin of the inventor known as Dreamfinder, and how one little spark of inspiration created a dragon called Figment. Based on the Epcot attraction Journey Into Imagination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC ZUBScieszka, Jon
Summary: Boy genius and inventor Frank Einstein and his robot pals Klink (intelligent) and Klank (sort-of intelligent) study the science of ecology and conservation as they try to stop classmate and archrival T. Edison and his loggers from destroying the Midville Forest Preserve.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Scieszka 2017Zub, Jim
Summary: A steampunk fantasy story exploring the origin of the inventor known as Dreamfinder, and how one little spark of inspiration created a dragon called Figment. Based on the Epcot attraction Journey Into Imagination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC ZUBSosna-Spear, Quinn
Summary: Against the wishes of his mortician mother, Hadorah, twelve-year-old Walter and classmate Cordelia take a hearse on a road trip to meet legendary inventor Flasterhorn, who once mentored Walter's long-dead father.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Sosna-Spear 2019Fleming, Candace.
Summary: In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLEZub, Jim
Summary: A steampunk fantasy story exploring the origin of the inventor known as Dreamfinder, and how one little spark of inspiration created a dragon called Figment. Based on the Epcot attraction Journey Into Imagination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2016