Cog

Name: Cog
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Greg van Eekhout
ISBN: 9780062965301

Author: Greg van Eekhout

Narrator: James Fouhey

Unabridged: 4 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/01/2019

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Robots, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

Five robots. One unforgettable journey. Their programming will never be the same. Wall-E meets The Wild Robot in this middle grade instant classic about five robots on a mission to rescue their inventor from the corporation that controls them all. Cog looks like a normal twelve-year-old boy. But his name is short for “cognitive development,” and he was built to learn. But after an accident leaves him damaged, Cog wakes up in an unknown lab—and Gina, the scientist who created and cared for him, is nowhere to be found. Surrounded by scientists who want to study him and remove his brain, Cog recruits four robot accomplices for a mission to find her.Cog, ADA, Proto, Trashbot, and Car’s journey will likely involve much cognitive development in the form of mistakes, but Cog is willing to risk everything to find his way back to Gina.In this charming stand-alone adventure, Greg van Eekhout breathes life and wisdom into an unforgettable character and crafts a story sure to earn its place among beloved classics like Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

About Greg van Eekhout

Greg van Eekhout lives in San Diego, California, with his astronomy/physics professor wife and two dogs. He’s worked as an educational software developer, ice-cream scooper, part-time college instructor, and telemarketer. Being a writer is the only job he’s ever actually liked. You can find more about Greg at his website: writingandsnacks.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on March 16, 2020

Story of a boy named Cog who also happens to be an advanced robot. When he's damaged after trying to save a dog, he's separated from Gina, the woman who built him and who is helping him learn about the world. He finds himself in the corporate headquarters of the company who funded his development an......more

Goodreads review by Adelina on May 30, 2020

I don’t know even know where to start. I’m cheesing over this book so much! I bought it for my nephew on a whim one day - hoping that it would be an at least ok book. Well after he finished it, he gave it back and said I HAD to read it. So I gathered my little ones around, and we read. My kids who d......more

Goodreads review by Kate on May 14, 2024

Highly enjoyed this creative, heartfelt story. Cog and Proto were my favorites, but everyone was fabulous. I especially loved the themes. Oh, and it takes place partly in Arizona which is fun. 🙌......more

Goodreads review by Kylie on March 29, 2020

4.5 stars This book was so cute! I wasn't sure if I would like it at the beginning. I absolutely loved the characters. They were all so dynamic and fun. I loved the little lessons snuck in there that a robot would want to or feel like it had to explain. There was a lot of humor in it and I found mysel......more

Goodreads review by BookishStitcher on July 29, 2020

3.5 stars This book was a surprise to me because it packed a lot of philosophical ideas into such a small kids book.......more