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Bad Bot

By Pierrette Dubé & Vigg &
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Publisher Description

What happens when a smart toy gets a little too smart?

Victor is thrilled to get the toy he’s always wanted for Christmas. It’s a LenBot—a smart robot that can learn anything. For once, it’s a toy that lives up to the hype. The robot really does become Victor’s best friend. But before long the robot starts learning more than Victor has taught it and acting very strangely. Victor knows LenBot is smart, but a toy robot couldn't be cruel. It can’t kill…can it?

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“Bad Bot. Imagine having a little robot friend that could forge your parents signatures or imitate their voice to get you out of school for the day. How fun would that be! But what happens when that little friend suddenly starts doing even more naughtiness things, including hurting things! Well that is Lenbot!Lenbot is bad! Bad to the circuitry. He is super co-dpendent as well, making this story being a bit of a cautionary tale of not putting one friend above everything. To me this story is like a modern, version of Chucky but for middle grade. It had it's little creepy moments that I think would give kids a little fright Goosebumps style. Kids these days are growing up with AI so this story seemed well suited for what would interest kids. When I was around this age, I think I would have enjoyed this story. Since this is for kids I feel the need to mention there are off page death/murder of a squirrel and cat. Just in case your kid may be sensitive to such topics. The cat was a little much for me for a kids book. Thanks to Netgalley and Orca Book Publishers for the ARC.”
“Bad Bot. Imagine having a little robot friend that could forge your parents signatures or imitate their voice to get you out of school for the day. How fun would that be! But what happens when that little friend suddenly starts doing even more naughtiness things, including hurting things! Well that is Lenbot!Lenbot is bad! Bad to the circuitry. He is super co-dpendent as well, making this story being a bit of a cautionary tale of not putting one friend above everything. To me this story is like a modern, version of Chucky but for middle grade. It had it's little creepy moments that I think would give kids a little fright Goosebumps style. Kids these days are growing up with AI so this story seemed well suited for what would interest kids. When I was around this age, I think I would have enjoyed this story. Since this is for kids I feel the need to mention there are off page death/murder of a squirrel and cat. Just in case your kid may be sensitive to such topics. The cat was a little much for me for a kids book. Thanks to Netgalley and Orca Book Publishers for the ARC.”

About Pierrette Dubé

Pierrette Dubé grew to love children’s books at the same time as her own kids did. And soon she started writing her own. She has now written more than forty picture books and several short novels. Many of her books have won awards, including the Quebec Booksellers’ Award for Children’s Literature in 2015 for La petite truie, le vélo et la lune. The English edition of the book, The Little Pig, the Bicycle, and the Moon, was a Bank Street College of Education's Best Children’s Books of the Year selection in 2019. Bad Bot is her second middle-grade horror novel. She lives in Saint-Lambert, Québec.

Vigg

Vigg is a self-taught author, illustrator and sculptor. Born in Ottawa, he grew up around the world in France, Morocco, the Ivory Coast, Haiti and Switzerland. His award-winning work is published in major newspapers, such as the Washington Post and the New York Times. He has written over twenty children’s books, including the autobiographical Ma maison-tête, the original French edition of Lost Inside My Head. Recently he has developed a practice in sculpture to explore the third dimension of his graphic universe. He lives and works in the village of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu in Québec.

David Warriner

David Warriner grew up in the UK and escaped to Quebec right after graduating from Oxford. A professional translator for nearly two decades, David nurtures a healthy passion for Quebec fiction and has translated a range of fiction, nonfiction and children’s fiction titles by Quebec authors for British and Canadian publishers. He lives in Penticton, British Columbia.

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