Runaway Robot

paperback Synopsis A gorgeous new cover by Steven Lenton. for this funny, heartwarming adventure about an unlikely friendship between a boy and a robot from award-winner Frank Cottrell-Boyce, ‘A funny, charming life-affirming book’ Richard OsmanWhat if your best friend was a robot?When Alfie goes to Airport Lost Property, he finds a giant robot called Eric hidden away on the shelves. Eric has lost one leg and half his memory, He's super strong – but super clumsy. He's convinced that he's the latest technology, when he's actually nearly a hundred years old and ready for the scrap heap.Can Alfie find a way to save Eric from destruction – before Eric destroys everything around him? Author Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Children's Laureate 2024–2026, is a multi award-winning children’s book author and screenwriter. Millions, his debut children's novel, won the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal. Frank is also a highly successful screenwriter. He has written for the hit TV series Dr Who and his