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Smart DogNovel
Vivian Vande Veldestandalone novel1998
About artificial intelligence, set in our world.
“Fifth grader Amy finds her life growing complicated when she meets and tries to hide an intelligent, talking dog who has escaped from a university lab.”
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Lost in CyberspaceSeries
series2 books1995
completed
About virtual reality and coming of age.
“While dealing with changes at home, sixth-grader Josh and his friend Aaron use the computer at their New York prep school to travel through time, learning some secrets from the school's past and improving Josh's home situation.”
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Start with Lost in Cyberspace →
We Could Be HeroesNovel
Mike Chenstandalone novel2021
About amnesia and psychic powers, set in our world.
“Jamie woke up in an empty apartment with no memory and only a few clues to his identity, but with the ability to read and erase other people's memories - a power he uses to hold up banks to buy coffee, cat food and books.”
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Captain UnderpantsSeries
series15 books1989
Humor, funny in tone.
Start with The Really Cool Adventures of Captain Underpants →
The Homework MachineSeries
series2 books2006
About artificial intelligence.
“Four fifth-grade students--a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker--as well as their teacher and mothers, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments.”
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Start with The Homework Machine →
Supers of Noble's Green / Daniel CorriganSeries
series3 books2009
About coming of age, set in small town.
“Superheroes soar in this promising debut--and they're kids!Twelve-year-old Daniel, the new kid in town, soon learns the truth about his nice--but odd--new friends: one can fly, another can turn invisible, yet another controls electricity.”
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Start with Powerless →