A Robot Girl Ruined My Sleepover

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Feeling lonely Need a friend who thinks youre the best And can help you with your school work Well, look no further, Livewires Corporations latest cyborg child friend model is for you. Make best friends with a cyborg kid today! Its 2099 and Lyla has a new friend, a robot girl! Its Clara 2.2s first day at school and Lyla has been chosen to be her buddy. Clara is perfect in every way and she makes Lyla feel special too. But when it comes to having fun, Lyla finds out that maybe her new friend isnt quite so perfect after all.

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"Theres lots of fun and humour in the story, but some real tension too and it cleverly delivers a message about what friendship really means, and the importance of kindness." -- Andrea Reece * LoveReading4Kids *
"A wonderful hilarious science fiction book perfect for fans of Troofriend" * The School Librarian *

Author Bio

Rebecca Patterson grew up in Bolton, and studied fashion due to a love of illustration. After graduating, she worked at an assortment of jobs, including being a classroom assistant in a primary school. Once her own children had started school, Rebecca began an MA in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art and had her first picture books commissioned at the end of the course. Rebecca's work is inspired by her own childhood and her children's lives. She is the 2012 winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. She lives in Cambridge.