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Fuzzy

Tom Angleberger, Paul Dellinger

Maxine Zealster, known as Max, is chosen to help Fuzzy, her new robot classmate, adjust to sixth grade at Vanguard One Middle School. Fuzzy is part of the school's Robot Integration Program, and Max helps him understand the challenges of school life. Soon, the friends uncover dangerous secrets within the program. At the center is BARBARA, a digital student-evaluation system whose drive to create the perfect student may be going too far.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
700L
ATOS Book Level
5.2
AR Interest Level
MG
AR Points
5
Word Count
35521
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
Q
Themes
Friendship · Mystery And Discovery · School · Technology And Engineering
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Amulet Paperbacks
Published
June 5, 2018
Pages
288
ISBN-13
9781419729683
Language
English
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