Spare parts : four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and the battle for the American dream
(Pre-loaded Audio)
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Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2014].
ISBN
9781427262523, 1427262527
Lexile measure
930L
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Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | PLAYAWAY 629.8 DAV | On Shelf |
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Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2014].
Format
Pre-loaded Audio
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 7 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781427262523, 1427262527
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 6.9, 10 Points
Level 6.9, 10 Points
Lexile measure
930
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Title from container.
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"HD."
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"LIGHT."
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Previously released by Macmillan Audio, ℗2014.
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Release date supplied by publisher.
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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
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One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
Participants/Performers
Read by Will Damron.
Description
In 2004, four Latino teenagers arrived at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They were born in Mexico but raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where they attended an underfunded public high school. No one had ever suggested to Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo that they might amount to much -- but two inspiring science teachers had convinced these impoverished, undocumented kids from the desert who had never even seen the ocean that they should try to build an underwater robot. And build a robot they did. Their robot wasn't pretty, especially compared to those of the competition. They were going up against some of the best collegiate engineers in the country, including a team from MIT backed by a $10,000 grant from ExxonMobil. The Phoenix teenagers had scraped together less than $1,000 and built their robot out of scavenged parts. This was never a level competition -- and yet, against all odds, they won! But this is just the beginning for these four, whose story -- which became a key inspiration to the DREAMers movement -- will go on to include first-generation college graduations, deportation, bean-picking in Mexico, and service in Afghanistan.
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PLAYAWAY
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Davis, J., & Damron, W. (2014). Spare parts: four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and the battle for the American dream (Unabridged.). Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Davis, Joshua, 1974- and Will, Damron. 2014. Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Davis, Joshua, 1974- and Will, Damron. Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream Findaway World, LLC, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Davis, Joshua, and Will Damron. Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream Unabridged., Findaway World, LLC, 2014.
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