Angleberger, Tom.
FUZZY
New York : Amulet, 2016
IL 3-6, RL 3.3
ISBN 978-1-41972-122-9

(2 booktalks)

Booktalk #1

Max is looking forward to starting seventh grade because this year her school is launching a new program, Robot Integration. When she meets her new robot classmate, Fuzzy, Max quickly befriends him and is assigned to show him the ins and outs of middle school life. Not everyone at school is excited about Fuzzy. The assistant principal, an AI computer named BARBARA, seems determined to get rid of both Fuzzy and Max. Then there is the problem of three thieves that are determined to steal Fuzzy from Vanguard to obtain a ten million dollar reward. Will Max and Fuzzy figure out a way to outsmart the thieves and contain BARBARA before the whole system crashes and Max gets expelled from school? This action packed, fast paced story will keep readers turning the pages quick enough to earn a D-tag!  GARDEN STATE CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS, 2019

Booktalk #2

Understanding middle school is hard for humans but for robot, Fuzzy, it’s impossible! Vice Principal Barbara is determined to weed out all students who don’t measure up and Fuzzy is her number one target. Can Maxine help Fuzzy survive VP Barbara when he can barely navigate the hallways? (Connecticut Nutmeg Award https://www.nutmegaward.org/)