Curiosity, Gary Blackwood
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Classification
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Creator
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Subject
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- Mälzel, Johann Nepomuk, 1772-1838 -- Fiction
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Mälzel, Johann Nepomuk, 1772-1838 -- Juvenile fiction
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Robots -- Fiction
- Apprentices -- Fiction
- Chess -- Juvenile fiction
- Apprentices -- Juvenile fiction
- Chess -- Fiction
- Robots -- Juvenile fiction
- Poverty -- Fiction
- Poverty -- Juvenile fiction
Author
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Label
Curiosity, Gary Blackwood
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
Main title
Curiosity
Oclc number
841212313
Responsibility statement
Gary Blackwood
Summary
In 1835, when his father's put in a Philadelphia debtor's prison, 12-year-old chess prodigy Rufus Goodspeed is relieved to be recruited to secretly operate a chess-playing automaton named The Turk, but soon questions the fate of his predecessors and his own safety
Target audience
pre adolescent
Incoming Resources
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