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The Norby Chronicles

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It was just a dusty, old tin-can of a robot— with no guarantee. But Jeff only needed it to teach him Martian Colony Swahili before he got expelled from the Space Academy.

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Jeff Wells didn't really know what he had purchased.

He didn't realize that the robot had been constructed by a genius half a century ago—from the salvaged parts of a damaged alien spacecraft.

He didn't know about the robot's amazing technological skills—such as antigrav and a strange capacity for human emotions—among other things.

Jeff Wells didn't really know what he was getting himself into....

Norby Chronicles

* Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot (1983)

* Norby's Other Secret (1984)

* Norby and the Lost Princess (1985)

* Norby and the Invaders (1985)

* Norby and the Queen's Necklace (1986)

* Norby Finds a Villain (1987)

* Norby Down to Earth (1988)

* Norby and Yobo's Great Adventure (1989)

* Norby and the Oldest Dragon (1990)

* Norby and the Court Jester (1991)

* Norby and the Terrified Taxi (1997)

Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 185 pages

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