18 books like House of Robots

What to read after House of Robots — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Robots go wild! James Patterson · 2015 · ★ 4.3 · 328p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "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"-- Shares: Inventors, Middle schools, Family life, Robots

Robot Revolution James Patterson · 2017 · ★ 4.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate It's a robot revolt! As Sammy's inventor mom works on a secret project, he and his sister try to contain the hilarious pranks and chaos of droids on strike. After a few early glitches in their relationship, Sammy and his “bro-bot” E are now fast friends. In fact, E is such a valued member of the family that the other electronic occupants of the House of Robots are feeling sorely unappreciated.… Shares: Inventors, Family life, Robots, Families

The Last Straw Jeff Kinney · 2008 · ★ 4.1 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Greg has to try and explain to his dad why he should not go to military school and that is just one of his problems he has to try and impress a girl solve a sweet mystery and try to get kicked off the football team Shares: Middle schools, Humorous fiction, Family life, Families

Frank Einstein And The Evoblaster Belt Jon Scieszka · 2016 · ★ 5.0 · 203p · ≈ 6h · Moderate 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. Shares: Inventors, Robots, Humorous stories, Children's fiction

Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor Jon Scieszka · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Frank Einstein loves to tinker, build and take things apart. He loves to observe, hypothesise, experiment and invent. Frank Einstein is a kid genius who loves figuring out how the world works by creating household contraptions that are part science, part imagination and definitely unusual. After an uneventful experiment with a garage-lab artificially intelligent RoboBug, a lightning storm and a… Shares: Inventors, Robots, Humorous stories, Children's fiction

The Book of the Banshee Anne Fine · 1991 · ★ 3.5 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Will Flowers doesn't understand what could have happened. His sister, Estelle, used to be really cool. She was quiet, responsible, and most times you'd never even know she was around(which was the cool part). But lately, Estelle has been acting totally weird - to everyone. All she does is get mad and yell. She yells at Mom. She yells at Dad. She even yells at little Muffy. But mostly she yells at… Shares: Siblings, Family life, Family, Families

The Third Wheel Jeff Kinney · 2003 · ★ 4.5 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Love is in the air - but what does that mean for Greg Heffley? A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either, but that's a small consolation. An unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves… Shares: Middle schools, Family life, Families, Humorous stories

Frank Einstein And The Electro-Finger Jon Scieszka · 2015 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "El pequeño (y algo chiflado) Frank Einstein y su mejor amigo Watson, junto con sus inteligentes robots Klink y Klank, están trabajando en el Electrodedo, un aparato que proporcionará energía gratis a toda la ciudad. Pero esto choca con los planes de su archienemigo T. Edison que pretende controlar el poder de la energía y así hacerse rico, muy rico. El tiempo se acaba y solo Frank, Watson, Kink… Shares: Inventors, Humorous fiction, Robots, Humorous stories

The trouble with Dad Babette Cole · 1985 · ★ 3.9 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Dad's fantastic robot creations cause the family to have incredible adventures. Shares: Inventors, Robots, Humorous stories, Children's fiction

My brother is a big, fat liar James Patterson · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Georgia Khatchadorian plans to succeed at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaker brother failed. Shares: Middle schools, Humorous fiction, Siblings, Humorous stories

Frank Einstein and the bio-action gizmo Jon Scieszka · 2017 · 172p · ≈ 5h · Moderate 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. Shares: Inventors, Robots, Humorous stories, Children's fiction

The meaning of Maggie Megan Jean Sovern · 2014 · ★ 4.1 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Eleven-year-old Maggie Mayfield is an A-plus student with big plans for herself, but at this moment she is also facing a lot of problems--like starting middle school and figuring out how to help her father who is out of work and in a wheelchair. Eleven-year-old Maggie Mayfield is an A-plus student with big plans for herself, but at this moment, she is also facing a lot of problems, such as… Shares: Middle schools, Family life, Family, Families

Frank Einstein and the BrainTurbo Jon Scieszka · 2015 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "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"-- Shares: Inventors, Robots, Humorous stories, Children's fiction

Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger (Wayside School #3) Louis Sachar · 1995 · ★ 4.2 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Moderate All the kids from Wayside School had to spend 243 days in horrible schools while Wayside was closed to get rid of the infestation of cows! Now the kids are back and the fun begins again on every floor. Miss Mush has prepared a special lunch of baked liver in purple sauce and it is pet day on the 30th floor. Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside… Shares: Humorous fiction, Humorous stories, Schools, Children's fiction

David goes to school David Shannon · 1999 · ★ 4.2 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate David's activities in school include chewing gum, talking out of turn, and engaging in a food fight, causing his teacher to say over and over, "No, David!" Shares: School & Education, Family, Humorous stories, Schools

Wendel's Workshop Chris Riddell · 2007 · ★ 4.0 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A brilliantly funny robot adventure from award-winning author and illustrator Chris Riddell, creator of Once Upon a Wild Wood.Wendel is a very clever mouse – but not a very tidy one. If his inventions go wrong, Wendel just throws them away and starts again. So when Clunk, his robot assistant, fills the sock drawer with cups and saucers and makes tea in a Wellington boot, Wendel throws him on the… Shares: Inventors, Robots, Children's fiction

Alice in April Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 1993 · ★ 4.0 · 170p · ≈ 5h · Moderate While trying to survive seventh grade, Alice discovers that turning thirteen will make her the Woman of the House at home, so she starts a campaign to get more appreciated for taking care of her father and older brother. Shares: Family life, Family, Families, Schools

It's Not My Fault I Know Everything (Dear Dumb Diary #8) Jim Benton · 2009 · ★ 4.4 · 131p · ≈ 4h · Moderate New York Times Bestselling author Jamie Kelly is back with another hilarious, candid, and sometimes not-so-nice diary! Dear Dumb Diary, I went back and read some of my very oldest diaries. The entries say things like "I eated salad dressing" and "I got a Barbie shoe stuck in Stinker's nose again" and "The vet was mean to me about the Barbie shoe so I tried to bite him but vets are quick at not… Shares: Middle schools, Humorous fiction, Humorous stories, Schools

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