Sugar The Robot And The Race To Save The Earth

The Roboteers #1

by Ryan Cartwright

From the back cover: Imagine you are ten years old and love robots. You manage to fix the old toy robot your Grandad gave you only to find it is a lot more than just a robot. Tim and his friend Priya find themselves in a race to stop an alien invasion, save humanity and somehow explain to his Mum what this has to do with her favourite knickers. Packed with excitement, laughs and action with illustrations by the author's own children this adventure story is aimed at 6 to 10 year olds.

This is book one of The Roboteers series.

110 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Apart from an - award-winning - author I'm an IT manager, woodworker and cartoonist who loves stories. I live in the UK with my wife, two children and two cats. I have a weakness for wine gums but I can't eat them now for health reasons :(

My first book: Sugar the Robot and the race to save the Earth was written following a story-telling time with my family. It was followed by the second book in the Roboteers series - Do not feed the Troll - a year later.

I'm very proud that Do Not feed The Troll! won the Wishing Shelf Independent Books Awards 2015 (6-8 yr old category)

I've also published several short stories. All my work can be downloaded for free at my website as well as bought in paperback/e-reader formats.

Reviews

[Billy Buttons · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was recently entered in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. This is what our readers thought:

Star Rating: 4 stars
Number of Readers: 18

Readers’ Comments
‘This is an excellent story to read to younger children just before bed. A fun, exciting adventure.’ Parent
‘I liked the drawings and the adventure very much.’ Boy, aged 8
‘My class thought this book was excellent. They laughed a lot and they loved the robot. The boys seemed to particulary enjoy the story; most of the boys in my class love robots. The girls were not so into it.’ Teacher
‘I liked the fact working with robots was his hobby. And I liked that he wanted a pal-robot, not a killer robot.’ Parent
‘A good, solid story, well written with a strong underlying humour. Other characters in the story are not too well developed – I wanted to know the mum better, but, all in all, a rewarding book for 7-9 year olds.’ Teacher
‘Excellent cover.’ Girl, aged 9

Stats
Of the 18 readers:
14 would read another book by this author
4 (all girls) would not
7 thought the adventure/plot was the best bit
7 thought the comedy was the best
18 thought the cover was excellent

‘A fun, exciting robot adventure for 7-9 year olds.’ The Wishing Shelf Awards