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  • The Glitch (Your Pal Fred #3)

The Glitch
(Your Pal Fred #3)

Author
Illustrator
Michael Rex
Publication Date
July 22, 2025
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
Format
Graphic Novel
The Glitch (Your Pal Fred #3)

Description

* "In Rex's big-hearted comic . . . Fred's gentleness proves healing in this humorous volume about the power of kindness." --Publishers Weekly on Your Pal Fred

Even a peacemaking robot has his limits! In this heartwarming graphic novel by #1 New York Times bestselling creator Michael Rex, Fred travels all over the barren land to spread his message of compassion, but then a glitch turns him . . . mean! Can he be fixed, or is the world's nicest robot gone forever?

Everyone knows about Fred and his mission to make the world a kinder place. In fact, the feel-good robot has never met a person he couldn't convince to play nice . . . until now.

When Fred discovers the Tomorrow Sphere, a secret community that has survived the apocalypse in luxury--blankets! Medicine! Unlimited ice cream!--he's delighted that people in need can soon be helped. But despite all Fred's pleading, the Tomorrow Sphere leader absolutely, definitely, and totally refuses to share.

This ultimate act of selfishness shocks Fred and causes him to glitch out and turn mean. If they won't share, he'll have to make them! With war looming and his friends in despair, it's up to Fred to fix his nasty glitch . . . or ruin all the goodness he's created in the world.

Publication date
July 22, 2025
Genre
Fiction
Page Count
288
ISBN-13
9780593206430
Lexile Measure
300
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Series
Your Pal Fred
BISAC categories
JUV053000 - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction
JUV008140 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Science Fiction
JUV056000 - Juvenile Fiction | Robots
JUV008110 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Humorous
Library of Congress categories
Robots
Conduct of life
Graphic novels
Sharing
Dystopian comics

Kirkus

A sweet spoonful of happiness for readers.

Michael Rex
Michael Rex has been writing and illustrating since 1995 and has created more than forty-five books for children, including the #1 bestseller and Halloween favorite Goodnight Goon. His Fangbone! graphic novels have been adapted into an animated TV show, and his recent picture book Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots is being developed for TV as well. He's written for all ages, from simple picture books such as Eat Pete to the illustrated chapter book series Icky Ricky. He travels the country talking about his work with students, has a master's degree in arts education, and also taught high school art for three years in the Bronx.
He has been obsessed with postapocalyptic stories since he was young and has wanted to tell a story like Your Pal Fred for as long as he can remember. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two teenage boys, and a dog named Roxy.

Twitter: @MikeRexBooks
Instagram: @Fangbone_Rex
Website: MikeRexBooks.blogspot.com
Other Books In Series:

Your Pal Fred

The Glitch (Your Pal Fred #3)
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