Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream Contributor(s): Davis, Joshua (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374534985 ISBN-13: 9780374534981 Publisher: Fsg Originals OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Education | Multicultural Education - Technology & Engineering | Robotics |
Dewey: 629.892 |
LCCN: 2014018569 |
Lexile Measure: 930 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.50 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 180664 Reading Level: 6.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize |
Contributor Bio(s): Davis, Joshua: - Joshua Davis is a contributing editor at Wired, cofounder of Epic magazine, and the author of The Underdog, a memoir about his experiences as an arm wrestler, backward runner, and matador. In 2014, he was nominated for a National Magazine Award for feature writing. He has also written for The New Yorker and other periodicals, and his writing is anthologized in the 2012 edition of Best American Science and Nature Writing as well as in the 2006, 2007, and 2009 editions of Best Technology Writing. The movie Spare Parts is based on his reporting. He lives in San Francisco, California. |