Fuzzy by Tom Angleberger5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() A good sidekick can provide support for the protagonist-or inadvertently screw things up for her. Sidekicks fulfill several functions heroes can't, and they make us love them while they do it. He is named this because he is learning to think how humans do-which can be fuzzy at times, not totally logical or linear.įuzzy, in Elisabeth Sims' words, is Max's sidekick. ![]() Fortunately for Max, she is also Fuzzy's mentor-friend.Īlthough misunderstandings with Max's parents and conflicts with the school's administration is an interesting plot, the real focus of the book is Fuzzy, the robot. Max gets into trouble with her parents and the threat of being sent to a disciplinary school looms over her. When Max demonstrates initiative or out-of-the-box thinking, BARBARA punishes her by lowering her test scores. She is so determined to have an excellent school that her rules end up being burdensome and ridiculous. SYNOPSIS The protagonist, Maxine Zelaster (aka Max) is a smart, seventh grader struggling against a school increasingly dominated by vice- principal BARBARA-the computer who runs Vanguard One's Middle School. ![]()
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