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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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 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, Call number: JFIC SCIHarper, 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 HARScieszka, 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: 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 2017Sosna-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 2019Nesb�, Jo
Summary: New friends Nilly and Lisa help eccentric professor Doctor Proctor to develop his latest invention, a powder that makes one fart, making them very popular at school, but someone is planning to steal the industrial-strength formula for evil purposes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2010
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Summary: "When Bad Dude creates a machine that makes objects grow enormously or shrink to tiny size, it's up to Wedgieman to straighten things out"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE HARNesbo, Jo
Summary: A mysterious postcard leads Lisa and Nilly from Oslo to Paris in search of Doctor Proctor but, once there, all they find of their missing friend is a time-traveling bathtub powered by a special soap and several sinister individuals determined to do all they can to locate the eccentric inventor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION NESPatterson, James
Summary: "Fifth grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez has to find a solution when his robot 'brother' has repeated malfunctions at school and a newer model robot steps in as competition--and his mother's job is in jeopardy as a result"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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Summary: James can fix anything that comes his way and with help from his sister, he sets out to solve an extra-stinky problem.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOOFliess, Sue
Summary: When Goldilocks, an inventor, goes for a walk seeking inspiration, three bear engineers visit her bungalow and see that her inventions need a little work to be just right.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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Summary: "Fifth-grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez struggles to fit in when his inventor mother requires him to take her latest creation, a robotic 'brother,' to school with him to learn to become a student"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PATScieszka, Jon.
Summary: In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and after an accident brings wisecracking Klink and overly expressive Klank to life, they set about helping Frank perfect his Antimatter Motor until his archnemesis, T. Edison, steals the robots for his doomsday plan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2014
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Summary: "Hoping for a friend, Mary invents a way to make a sheep, but when she starts making sheep for her new friends, chaos abounds"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLIScieszka, 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 themselvesin competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival, this time studying the science and mysteries of the universe!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Sciezka 2018Gall, Chris.
Summary: All his life, Dawson has been inventing things, repairing toys in unusual ways, and helping clean up his neighborhood by reusing discarded objects, but when his Vacu-Maniac malfunctions it is his friend Mooey whose brainpower saves the day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GALJones, Kelly (Kelly Anne)
Summary: To earn enough money to build his own computer, HD Schenk agrees to help clean out his uncle's basement, but when he does, he finds an old pickling crock haunted by the ghost of his great-great-grandmother, who has a plan of her own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JONWalstead, Alice
Summary: "The class pets escaped from their cages and are running loose in your school! Lizards, hamsters, rabbits, and birds are on the loose ... and a bearded dragon is leading the hilarious escape. Join the fun and find out if you have what it takes to catch these riotous pets on their wild field trip! Featuring an approachable school theme that kids will relate to plus cute animal characters and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Wonderland 2022