Brewington, George,

The girl who built a spider / George Brewington. - First Square Fish edition. - 266 pages ; 20 cm.

Originally published in the US by Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company.

When Theresa Brown wins the Charleston County Middle School Science Fair, she receives the opportunity of a lifetime -- an invitation to work with the celebrated scientist Dr. Flax and spend the summer building the invention of her dreams. Along with the second- and third-place finishers of the science fair, Theresa is whisked off to a world of robots, excitement, and danger. Dr. Flax claims his inventions are going to help stop climate change and make the world a better, safer place. But is that true? And can Theresa and her friends get to the bottom of the mysteries of his laboratory?

Ages 8-12.

ISBN: 9781250378767

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Inventors--Fiction.
Scientists--Fiction.
Robots--Fiction.
Climatic changes--Fiction.
Deception--Fiction.
Science fairs--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Science fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 813.6