Fox, H. (2004). Eager. New York: Random House Children’s Books.
EGR3 is a secretly designed robot who actually has feelings and a conscious. When The Bells’ old robot, Grumps becomes a bit senile and confused at times, the Bells begin the search for a new robot and find EGR3. Fleur, Gavin, and EGR3 alternate perspectives in the telling of this story. Fleur’s friend Marcia has the latest robot, a BDC4, almost ready to mass-marketed but Gavin notices suspicious behavior by the BDC4 and shares his concerns with Fleur and EGR3. Together, the friends investigate the inklings and discover something horrifying and beyond the scope of their imaginations. (Grade 3 and up).
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