num_pages: 80
description: "Ezra, a mute since his mother's death, compulsively collects small things that older sister Lucy uses to craft mechanical toys. When she assembles a man-sized figure and inserts their mother's music box as a heart, it comes to life—and what a life! Readers will respond to this...haunting, enigmatic tale of two lonely children who create something wonderful."—K.
language: English
title: The Robot King
titlecomplete: The Robot King
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Steampunk, Robots, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Picture Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 280
publisher: HarperCollins