Secondly, as the puppy and therefore she are tracked by people wearing furs with big weapons, she learns that the adorable floof ball is Fenris, son of Loki, prophesied to kick off Ragnarok. This rapidly gets much more difficult than she anticipated.įirst, she finds out that the puppy is a wolf, not suitable for home life or even the local animal shelter. So when she finds an adorable puppy in an alley recycling bin, she promises to keep it safe.

She’s no longer able to do video root beer reviews with her best friend, and they had to move into an apartment that doesn’t allow dogs, after her mother had promised her a puppy with the move.

Mott (short for Martha) has been having a tough time since she and her mom moved from the east coast to California. You can find more about Greg at his website: copy kindly provided by the publisher. Being a writer is the only job he's ever actually liked. He's worked as an educational software developer, ice-cream scooper, part-time college instructor, and telemarketer. 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.Ībout the Author: Greg van Eekhout lives in San Diego, California, with his astronomy/physics professor wife and two dogs. Surrounded by scientists who want to study him and remove his brain, Cog recruits four robot accomplices for a mission to find her.Ĭog, 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. But his name is short for 'cognitive development,' and he was built to learn.īut 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. 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.Ĭog looks like a normal twelve-year-old boy. Their programming will never be the same. If you would like a book signed and personalized, please order at least 24 hours in advance.Ībout the Book: Five robots. Author Greg van Eekhout will be visiting schools with Once Upon A Time Bookstore.

Voyage of the Dogs by Greg Van Eekhout