02371cam a2200409 i 4500 802057306 TxAuBib 20230515120000.0 201017s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781984814630 hardcover $16.99 198481463X hardcover $16.99 (OCoLC)1200578548 TxAuBib rda Ewing, Eve L.,. Maya and the robot [Book]. New York, NY : Kokila, 2021. 217 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Iowa Children's Choice Award 2023-2024. Maya's nervous about fifth grade. She tries to keep calm by reminding herself she knows what to expect. But then she learns that this year won't be anything like the last. For the first time since kindergarten, her best friends Jada and MJ are placed in a different class without her, and introverted Maya has trouble making new friends. She tries to put on a brave face since they are in fifth grade now, but Maya is nervous! Just when too much seems to be changing, she finds a robot named Ralph in the back of Mr. Mac's convenience store closet. Once she uses her science skills to get him up and running, a whole new world of connection opens up as Ralph becomes a member of her family and Maya begins to step into her power. In this touching novel, Eve L. Ewing melds together a story about community, adapting to change, and the magic of ingenuity that reminds young readers that they can always turn to their own curiosity when feeling lost. A forgotten homemade robot comes to life just when aspiring fifth-grade scientist Maya needs a friend--and a science fair project. Ages 8-12. 20230515. Science projects fiction. Robots Fiction. Friendship Juvenile fiction. Introverts Fiction. Middle schools Juvenile fiction. African American girls Fiction. Children's stories fiction. Schools Fiction. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2023-2024. Humorous fiction. Almeda, Christine,.