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bickie's review against another edition
3.0
High interest episodic adventure; simple sentence and narrative structure but with a few advanced vocabulary words and fun wordplay such as: "Then the plucky protector prevailed by punching the putrid ponies into a perilous pile-up." Not all sentences are like this, but a few are, to keep it interesting. Also includes some chapters in graphic format and battle scenes in "flip-o-rama" style requiring pages to be turned back and forth quickly for an animation effect. This could be problematic for library books - not sure how well they hold up to this kind of use. This book had a background theme of Ricky's being a little frustrated with the robot's size and how it got in the way of their having fun together (the robot smashed the Ferris wheel, for example); Ricky misses his friend, though, when he goes off with a Lady Bot and appreciates him at the end. There are some mild gender stereotypes, such as Ricky's friend Lucy's wanting to play princess and his saving the day (or at least part of the day) by getting her to cry about how if the bad guy won, there would be no more sweets like grape lollipops.
bookpotato's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
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