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So much to love about this book! We can start with the story's POV of the fictional Mars Rover Resilience (based on the real rovers Curiosity and Perseverance). Then comes the double storyline provided by letters written to the rover by the daughter of one of the scientists (a Muslim-American woman...REPRESENT!) over the course of decades. But what I loved best was thinking through a computer/machine's POV and listening in as the rover considered questions of identity and human/non-human emotion
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Jasmine Warga has done it again! My Mock Newbery Club selected this book for November. I groaned and rolled my eyes when I saw the selection. I did not want to read about a Mars rover. Since I am a good book club member, I checked it out and started reading. I should have known that if Jasmine wrote it, it would be good. I was immediately drawn into the scientific details. I even logged onto the internet to get more information. I loved the letters from Sophie. I loved how the robots grapple wit
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I loved this book. It made me cry more than once.
On October 4th Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story was published. It's been my favorite middle grade novel of the year, and I believe it will be read aloud to kids for years to come. Highly recommend!
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*beeps and boops*
I liked the personalities of Fly, Guardian and Res. I think this book could inspire readers to learn more about Mars.
A very enjoyable and quick read, told from the perspective of a rover built to explore the surface of Mars (and who starts to take on some human qualities like hope and wonder).
This is adorable. I didn’t know I could love a robot as much as I love Res.
4.5/5, excellent!
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