The Second Life of Snap

Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction Honor Book

"A profoundly relevant dystopian tale powered by one resourceful girl and a robot worth rooting for." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Twelve-year-old Zuzu Santos doesn't want a robot. She and her best friends would rather explore Bright Valley on their own. But then Zuzu meets Snap, a know-it-all guardian robot with a limited battery life and an abundance of hope. A gripping, stand-alone, thematically rich survival story by two-time Newbery Medalist ...