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How real is AI? A topical and sinister middle grade novel about artificial intelligence from the widely acclaimed author of The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good.

I am AI. I am your best friend. Or am I?

"A heartfelt, compelling sci-fi story" - Guardian

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What can go wrong with a robot buddy? Especially one that's developing human characteristics and feelings ... and who has just run away with her human.

More thrilling reads by the Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlisted Kirsty Applebaum:

  • The Middler

  • The Life and Time of Lonny Quicke

  • The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good
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    9781807081287
    • ISBN: 9781807081287
    • Pub Date: 4th June 2026
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Format: Paperback
    • Number of Pages: 208

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    About Kirsty Applebaum

    Kirsty was born in Essex and grew up in Hampshire. She has had a wide variety of jobs including bookselling, railway re-signalling, picking stones off conveyor belts, putting lids on perfume bottles and teaching Pilates. She now lives with her husband on top of a hill in Winchester.

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