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The Runaway Robot (Paperback)

~ Lester Del Rey (Author), Wayne Blickenstaff (Illustrator)
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  • Paperback: 188 pages
  • Publisher: Scholastic (July 1985)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 059002261X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0590022613
  • Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,196,143 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A lesson on the power of love, April 18, 2000
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Having first read this book about 35 years ago, I couldn't wait to introduce my two sons to it. Using the intriguing Jupiter moon and Martian colonies as a sci-fi backdrop, Lester Del Rey spins the timeless classic of a boy and his lifelong companion Rex, a "domestic" robot. Their adventures from the outreaches of space to their final destination--Earth--are frought with peril but their love for one another is the reason for their tireless perserverence. A flawless tale of adventure and freindship. My boys absolutely loved it!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of My FAVOURITE Stories, October 23, 1999
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This outer space *Huckeberry Finn* story has remained one of my favorite stories over the past 30 years since I first stumbled across it in the public library. Lester Del Rey has an understanding of androids -- who can recognize their superior qualities, but ultimate inferiority to humans -- that has seldom been equalled. The story of Rex (a robot named like a dog, incidentally) and his teenaged owner's attempt to get from Ganymede to Earth by stowing away, trickery, and "long-term planning" remains exciting, and is worth hunting up!
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful Del Rey, September 18, 2005
It's no secret that some of the best books are written for kids and teens. Baby Boomers will fondly remember Scholastic Book Services before they were a mainstream publisher, and little four page weekly reader newspapers that were passed out in class. Books cost about 50 cents and you'd order them together as a class. What a great stake in classroom reading, how fun to take home your books from class, and how different than a $30 Harry Potter hardback. And what great books they were: Encyclopedia Brown, The Amazing Adventures of Alvin Fernald (part of which showed up on TV), Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine (predating PCs) are a few that come to mind. The Runaway Robot was a classic among classics, penned by golden age sci-fi author Lester Del Rey, and now collectible for it's space-theme cover. These are only a few of the great books modern librarians cycled out of libraries in their continuing war on the imagination. But until someone reprints gems like these, my advice is order yours used, and discover this long- lost classic. You'll be glad you did.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enduring and memorable.
I've been looking for this book for years and today (finally) remembered the name! I read this in 2nd grade and the story has stuck with me over the years. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Michael A. Lauinger

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage science fiction!!
I read this book when I was about 10 years old, and I'm sure that I wore that copy out re-reading, and re-reading it! What a terrific, timeless, science fiction classic! Read more
Published on April 19, 2004 by Jane Maddin

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book!
My parents gave me a copy of this book for my eighth birthday, and I still have it. A wonderful book for anyone, and a great book for children. Read more
Published on December 2, 2002 by Carl N. Graves

5.0 out of 5 stars A long lost friend
I haven't read this book in long time.As a matter of fact I think it was one of,if not,the first book I ever read.I was lead to it because of the star wars androids. Read more
Published on May 5, 2002 by Ricardo Guerrero

5.0 out of 5 stars A long lost friend
I haven't read this book in long time.As a matter of fact I think it was one of,if not,the first book I ever read.I was lead to it because of the star wars androids. Read more
Published on May 5, 2002 by Ricardo Guerrero

5.0 out of 5 stars A long lost friend
I haven't read this book in long time.As a matter of fact I think it was one of,if not,the first book I ever read.I was lead to it because of the star wars androids. Read more
Published on May 5, 2002 by Ricardo Guerrero

5.0 out of 5 stars A long lost friend
I haven't read this book in long time.As a matter of fact I think it was one of,if not,the first book I ever read.I was lead to it because of the star wars androids. Read more
Published on May 5, 2002 by Ricardo Guerrero

5.0 out of 5 stars RUNAWAY ROBOT
I HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE REVIEWERS BEFORE ME, THIS IS A MOST EXCELLENT BOOK. THIS BOOK WAS ALSO MY FIRST SCI-FI STORY. Read more
Published on March 20, 2000 by james a cottrell

5.0 out of 5 stars How to be human
This is not only a child's adventure but a study in character development. As the robot is forced to overreach himself and his circuit design for the sake of the boy who loves... Read more
Published on December 16, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Primo Sci Fi story
This was the 1st Science Fiction book I read, which I got from my elementary school library in southern New Jersey in the later half of the 1960's. Read more
Published on September 11, 1999 by jefftaylor@prodigy.net

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