Banneker Bones and the Giant Robot Bees – Rob Kent 


 

“Let me say at once that I think this is a most original and amusing piece of work. A reader is arrested at the outset by a paradoxical witticism and he goes on being arrested as the story gets into its stride. Ellicott Skullworth and Banneker Bones appear as characters about whom the reader wants to learn more, and soon he begins to be in no doubt about this.”
--Richard Adams, author of WATERSHIP DOWN

Fifth grader Ellicott Skullworth has always felt out of place at public school and now he's tested into the Archimedes Program at Latimer University. While in Latimer City, he’ll be living with his world famous and insane(ly) brilliant cousin, Banneker Bones, the eleven-year-old inventor of robots. The only problem: Banneker doesn't want to share his room. And he's got an army of robots to make Ellicott miserable until he goes home.

When the boys are ambushed by robot bees as big as cars, Ellicott's only friend is carried off and held for ransom. To rescue him, Ellicott has no choice but to partner with his maniacal cousin. Ellicott doesn't know what's worse: facing a hive of giant robot bees or spending more time with Banneker Bones.

BANNEKER BONES AND THE GIANT ROBOT BEES is a humorous, science fiction adventure for readers of all ages written in the spirit of a comic book.

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Subgenres: Adventure, Artificial Intelligence, Superhero

Date first published:  October 31, 2014

On Kindle Unlimited: Yes

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Author Information

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MGNinja

Website: http://www.middlegradeninja.com/

Biography: Rob Kent (he/him) runs the popular blog for writers, Middle Grade Ninja, which features interviews and guest posts from authors, literary agents, and other publishing professionals. He writes novels for older readers under the super secret pen name Robert Kent. He also hosts the Middle Grade Ninja Podcast. Rob Kent holds degrees in Literature and Creative Writing from Indiana University and owns over 900 Batman action figures. He lives with his family in Indianapolis where he teaches courses at the Indiana Writers Center and is hard at work on his next book. MiddleGradeNinja.com

Other information

Cover artist name: Steven Novak

Cover artist website: http://www.novakillustration.com/

Editor/Formatter’s name: Karen Bennett

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