Spare parts : the true story of four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and an impossible dream / Joshua Davis ; adapted for young readers by Reyna Grande.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: Young reader's edition, First editionDescription: 154 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780374388614
- 037438861X
- Spare parts (Young reader's edition)
- Robotics -- Competitions -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Remote submersibles -- Competitions -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Mexican American boys -- Education -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Mexican Americans -- Economic conditions -- Juvenile literature
- Phoenix (Ariz.) -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 629.892 D262 | Available | 33111011304934 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In 2004, four undocumented Mexican teenagers arrived at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition at the University of California, Santa Barbara. No one had ever suggested to Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo that they would amount to much--but two inspiring high school science teachers convinced these kids to use their talents and build something grander than their wildest dreams: an underwater robot. Up against some of the best collegiate engineers in the country, the four Phoenix teenagers scraped together meager funds and their tech classroom's spare parts to astound not only the competition's judges, but themselves. This young readers' edition highlights these students' insurmountable courage, intelligence, and determination to succeed, even when their country was against them. More timely now than ever, Spare Parts: Young Readers' Edition is an accessible introduction to immigration and STEM, adapted by a prominent Mexican-American author.
Adaptation of: Spare parts / Joshua Davis. New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2014.
"The young readers' edition of the bestselling adult book of the same name"-- Provided by publisher.
In 2004, four undocumented Mexican teenagers arrived at the national underwater robotics championship at the University of California, Santa Barbara. No one had ever told Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo that they would amount to much -- until two inspiring high school science teachers convinced the boys to enter the competition. Up against some of the best collegiate engineers in the country, this team of underdogs from Phoenix, Arizona, scraped together spare parts and a few small donations to astound not only the competition's judges but themselves, too.
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