Monday, July 27, 2026

Schoolbot 9000 by Sam Hepburn - ADVISABLE

Schoolbot 9000 by Sam Hepburn, 277 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL. Dial Books (Penguin), 2025. $15

Content: G

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ADVISABLE

APPEALS TO: SOME

11yo James is so tired of all of the robots in his life, his robot babysitter, dogbots at the park and even drones that look like bugs.  It is the last straw when robots are introduced as teachers at his school.  Can James and an unlikely ally save the school from being taken over by robot teachers?

Schoolbot 9000 is a graphic novel with a very interesting premise.  What would happen if robots started showing up in your everyday life?  I think that students who are fans of graphic novels will like this silly but interesting book!  Hepburn takes an idea that could possibly happen in our future and makes a good story of it.

James is presumably white.

Tracie, Elementary School Librarian

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