Books in Cutting-Edge Robotics series

Growing up with a violent, control freak father, sixteen-year-old Emma Banks has had a tougher ride than most. Unable to cope with the horrors of her childhood, Emmaâs world unravels in a spiral of drug abuse and self-harm. Following a failed suicide attempt, she finds herself committed to a secure psychiatric institution where she is finally forced to confront the painful past she has been trying to escape. Now she must fight the instinct to run and hide, and piece together a way forward.Cutting Edge is a gritty quick read series for teens and young adults who find conventional fiction irrelevant to them or too hard to read. The new titles in the series tackle contemporary issues such as gun crime, incest, domestic violence, alcohol abuse and mental illness. Packed with drama and emotion from one page to the next, readers will be truly compelled by these gripping and satisfying stories. Carefully chosen fonts, simple layout and controlled vocabulary help carry readers from beginning to end without any hint of chore-factor creeping in.

Always feeling distant from his family, Andrew Cooper faces the shock of his life when his better-liked older brother suddenly dies. Losing the chance to reconcile with his brother, the stresses of normal teen life are compounded by the demands of his family, and the ghost of a brother who was one person to him and someone vastly different to everyone else. The Only Brother tells of Andrew's battle with his parents, his friends and the memory of his brother to make his own place in the world.Cutting Edge is a gritty quick read series for teens and young adults who find conventional fiction irrelevant to them or too hard to read. The new titles in the series tackle contemporary issues such as gun crime, incest, domestic violence, alcohol abuse and mental illness. Packed with drama and emotion from one page to the next, readers will be truly compelled by these gripping and satisfying stories. Carefully chosen fonts, simple layout and controlled vocabulary help carry readers from beginning to end without any hint of chore-factor creeping in.

Perrys secret is outand it is all Dawns fault! Once they were inseparable, but jealousy and betrayal can undermine friendship and the consequences are devastating.Cutting Edge series is a series for young adults who find conventional fiction irrelevant or too hard to read. The series takes an honest and hard-hitting approach to subject matter that many teens will identify with, such as self-abuse, family breakdown, suicide, and sexuality. At 25,000 to 35,000 words, the books are shorter than your average novel, but they dont look like it. The clear, carefully chosen font is slightly larger than normal, and paragraphs are broken with a space.

Tom Hathaway has got it all, including loads of style. But intrigued by the mysterious, scarred Sylvia, he becomes increasingly drawn to the cut of the flesh rather than the cut of the cloth.Cutting Edge series is a series for young adults who find conventional fiction irrelevant or too hard to read. The series takes an honest and hard-hitting approach to subject matter that many teens will identify with, such as self-abuse, family breakdown, suicide, and sexuality. At 25,000 to 35,000 words, the books are shorter than your average novel, but they dont look like it. The clear, carefully chosen font is slightly larger than normal, and paragraphs are broken with a space.

With their unique maneuverability, drones and flying robots are used for all kinds of work. Drones can save lives in disasters. They fly over and photograph disaster-stricken areas so relief workers can find those who most need help. Drones can also be a farmer's best friend―they help farmers check on crops from the sky, saving them time, money, and a whole lot of work. Discover more fascinating facts about drones and flying robots―from who first invented them to how we'll use them in the future―in this up-close look at cutting-edge technology!

Constance is not like the other girls, and her school days are a journey through loneliness, shame, and anger. She feels different, and in her mind different is bad. But then along comes KaraCutting Edge series is a series for young adults who find conventional fiction irrelevant or too hard to read. The series takes an honest and hard-hitting approach to subject matter that many teens will identify with, such as self-abuse, family breakdown, suicide, and sexuality. At 25,000 to 35,000 words, the books are shorter than your average novel, but they dont look like it. The clear, carefully chosen font is slightly larger than normal, and paragraphs are broken with a space.

Humanoid robots can help us learn. They can go places humans can't, such as deep underwater, sending back information we never knew before. Humanoid robots can also aid in search and rescue―they are able to easily cross rough landscapes and carry heavy supplies. Discover how this cutting-edge technology was first created, and explore what kind of functions humanoid robots will perform in the future.

Robot competitions are a fun way for people who build robots to test their designs. Roboticists face off in exciting challenges and contests to determine whose robot is the smartest, the fastest, or the strongest. From playing soccer to moving through mazes to completing search-and-rescue missions, these robots are designed to do amazing things. Find out more about fascinating robot competitions all around the world and how they're challenging people to build robots that are even more incredible!

Themes: Hi-lo, death, suicide, divorce, bullying, self-esteem, family, anger. Sample Set: 6 Books (1 each of 6 titles) Titles Include: Breaking Dawn, Seeing Red, The Questions Within, The Finer Points of Becoming Machine, Marty's Diary, and The Only Brother. This is a series for young adults who find conventional fiction irrelevant or too hard to read. The series takes an honest and hard-hitting approach to subject matter that many teens will identify with, such as self-abuse, family breakdown, suicide, and sexuality. At 25,000 to 35,000 words, the books are shorter than your average novel, but still look like a trade paperback. The clear, carefully chosen font is slightly larger than normal, and paragraphs are broken with a space.