Disney Publishing · 2025
The Girl and the Robot
With a little heart, you can fix anything.
Mimi Perez is a twelve-year-old electronics whiz hustling across Brooklyn to help bring her deported father home. Then a mysterious, frightened robot crashes to Earth—and federal agents are close behind.
A middle-grade science-fiction adventure about friendship, kids in STEM, first-generation families, and the people we choose to protect. Co-written with New York Times bestselling author Claribel A. Ortega.
- Publisher
- Disney-Hyperion
- Format
- Hardback · 320 pages
- ISBN
- 9781368081856
Reviews
What critics said
“A timely coming-of-age tale that crafts important connections to current social and political issues while engaging readers.”
School Library Journal ↗
“A fast-paced adventure that skillfully weaves in themes of friendship, family, community, and activism.”
The Horn Book ↗
“This fresh novel puts a contemporary spin on the story of a child who befriends and rescues an alien.”
Kirkus Reviews ↗