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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2014 | Grades 5-8
Gr 3–5—Scieszka's latest novel centers on kid genius and inventor Frank Einstein and his two self-assembled robots, Klink and Klank. When Frank designs an antimatter motor flying bike to submit for Midville's Science Prize, his idea is stolen—along with Klink and Klank—by his rival, T. Edison, and Edison's sidekick, Mr. Chimp, an actual chimp who communicates through sign language. But, with a bit of ingenuity, and a little help from his Grampa Al and his friend Watson, Frank i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on August 1, 2014
Frank Einstein is confident he will win the Midville Science Prize. Sure, his own attempt at building a robot may have fallen flat, but Frank wakes up after a freak electrical storm to find in his lab Klink (a "self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity") and Klank (a "mostly self-assembled artificial almost [intelligent]" being). With two robots on his side, the boy genius can't be beat. But the stakes are raised when the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
After a freak electrical storm, boy genius Frank Einstein wakes up to find two robots--Klink (a "self-assembled artificial-intelligence entit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
