pickAnother Heartland List book for middle grade readers, and I enjoyed it. Told from the POV of Res, a rover built to go to Mars, and Sophie, whose mom worked to build and code Res. Res has thoughts and feelings, despite being programmed as a robot. Beeps and boops. Sophie writes letters to Res, a cathartic way for her to handle her feelings and we get to watch her grow up through her letters. Book #79 in 2024
pickAs an adult, A Rover‘s Story takes a bit more willing disbelief, but for its middle grade target audience, it‘s an almost perfect novel.
Warga deftly blends fact and fiction, education and entertainment, while finding a way to get our little rover‘s story told.
Bonus points for Warga‘s ability to disregard conventional tropes to make an original story with a lot of heart without pandering or being cloying.
pick3/5 ⭐️s
A Rover's Story examines what it means to be alive. Res, our main character, is a Mars Rover. He experiences a very wide range of human emotions and experiences, but cannot communicate with humans (other than through code). Throughout his life, the author depicts the scientific journey of building a robot for space and the process of space exploration. I was shocked at how emotional a darn robot made me!
My 5 star reads for #middlegrademarch ❤️❤️❤️
pick#MiddleGradeMarch @megnews 4.5🌟
@Jenken1998 your review made me want to watch Short Circuit again. I also found the sequel that I don't think I'd ever seen before. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. This was such a cute story! I'm looking forward to the YouTube discussion hosted on Books and Jams channel.
pickThe group read for #middlegrademarch over on YouTube. Hosted by A Curley Reader and Books and Jams. This was fantastic. It is a sweet story about a Mars rover that develops human feelings. Loved all the science info as well as riding along with a character that must identify his feelings aa he experiences them. Have to admit. I teared up a couple of times. Made me nostalgic for the movie Short Circuit 🥰
Day 1 of #MarvellousMarch was a success! I finished 5 books, 4 of which were for #buddyreads or monthly challenges.
Home Fire DNF #FoodandLit
Dark Voices 3.5/5
A Rover‘s Story 5/5 💗 #middlegrademarch
Nettle and Bone 4/5 #whimsicalreads
The Prize 3.5/5 #LittensLoveRomance
#MarchMadness #ispybingo #bookspinbingo
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#MiddleGradeMarch My plans include the #kindredspirits pick, House of Dreams, and two #LittleHouse books.The tagged book is the group read for middle grade March on YouTube; hosted by BooksAndJams, TheCurlyReader and LifeBetweenWords1. They also have prompts, live chats and merch! @megnews @BarbaraJean #MarchTBR
pickA cute story about a rover‘s connection with his humans and his work overcoming a seemingly impossible task on Mars. Sweet, techie, and lovely 🤓
Middle Grade, that‘s where the joy lives ❤️. I‘m loving this book about Res the rover.
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