by Padraig Kenny · BAMBH|#BAMBU · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483435618
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In an alternate England, decades after the Great War, robots animated by engineers are part of society, performing the tasks assigned to them by humans. Christopher works for Mr. Absalom, an engineer of mechanical children, whose purpose is to fill the void created by the premature loss of children in human families. He is happy being the only 'real' boy among his gang of friends made of scrap..., until an accident reveals a terrible truth, which will lead him to live with his colleagues an extraordinary adventure to discover who and what they are, and even what it means to be human. This is a young adult science fiction story that explores themes of friendship, identity, and what it means to be human in a world where the line between humans and machines blurs.
