Her Majesty's Dog Vol. 7 (v. 7)
In a future where everyone’s appliances seem to work against them, karate student Shota decides he can fix every machine with his special repair blow. Though he leaves a trail of smashed machinery and angry owners behind him, his repair occasionally works, and his steely determination attracts a pair of compatriots: love-struck Momoko and con man Kanji. Poking fun at martial arts, the book veers close to sheer idiocy, but it will still leave readers chuckling, as well as sheepishly admiring Shota’s single-minded pursuit of bettering the lives of others. Grades 6-10. --Robin Brenner