Talk to me
By: Sonia Ellis ; illustrated by Evanleigh Davis
Contributors: Davis, Evanleigh
Publisher: Wavecrest; Fastpencil Premiere
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Campbell, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781619338821
Subjects: Problem solving; Mothers and daughters; Problem-based learning; Juvenile fiction; Mystery and detective stories; Artificial intelligence; Fiction
Description: Readers can explore engineering concepts such as artificial intelligence, engineering design, and engineering ethics in this young adult mystery. Seven-year-old Maddie Reyes can talk to Mom, Dad, and 14-year-old Sadina, her sister and protector. But with the rest of the world -- except for Bella, her robotic cat -- she's too terrified to speak a word. Maddie wakes one night to find an intruder in the house, and now she's the only one who can identify him and save Mom from being arrested. Sadina suspects her best friend, Rio -- especially now that Rio has started paying attention to another girl. With Mom in trouble and Rio acting like a stranger, Sadina's world is collapsing. And that's when her friends join together to help transform Bella into Chattercat, a talking robot that just might get some answers from Maddie.
Notes: "STEM mystery for girls and boys"--Cover.

Through My Window is a multimedia engineering education website that engages children and young teens in engineering through the use of narrative in their native digital environment. Developed by faculty at Smith College and Springfield Technical Community College and funded by the National Science Foundation, Through My Window targets traditionally underrepresented groups in engineering -- especially girls -- and provides academic enrichment in engineering, technology, and literacy.

Grades 4-8.