Finally, it’s worth noting that this is short, illustrated (about one illustration per chapter), and perfect for younger middle grade readers. This story also focuses on Maya’s neighborhood, gun violence, and her relationship with the sweet shopkeeper, Mr. Maya’s friend struggles are realistic and I enjoyed the narrative arc and resolution. I learned a lot of engineering stuff from this book. Maya does a lot of brainstorming to get him set up and I loved Ralph’s personality and his capacity for learning. I loved all the scenes with Ralph, the robot, and I found the explanations around his invention to be fairly plausible and realistic. Her parents appear to be separated as they live in different houses, but their relationship is amicable and Maya gets one-on-one time with each parent. She likes science and engineering and has strong convictions about what she wants to do with her life. Maya is a determined young girl with a passion for STEM. After setting the robot up to work, Maya suddenly has a new best friend, but how long will this last? And what happens when the robot, Ralph malfunctions? The Good But things begin to look up when Maya finds a broken down robot in the neighborhood store where she helps out. Quickly, it seems like they’re forming a new friend group and barely spending time with her, especially since they don’t even have the same lunch period. She’s disappointed when she’s placed in a different class than her two best friends, Jada and MJ. It centers a young Black girl, Maya who’s entering the fifth grade.
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