{"product_id":"the-robot-boy-m-j-stevens-9798196330131","title":"The Robot Boy: A Novel of Trauma, Survival, and Becoming Human","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Robot Boy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a house ruled by fear, a lonely boy builds a robot to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames learns early that metal doesn't cry, doesn't flinch, and doesn't break the way people do. While violence echoes through the walls, he escapes to a concrete culvert by the creek, slowly transforming a broken toy into something stronger. Something safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he grows, James masters control-of machines, of emotions, of others. He becomes the architect of his own armor. But the deeper he builds, the more he loses touch with the boy he once was... and the man he still wants to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting coming-of-age story about trauma, resilience, and the terrifying act of choosing to feel, \u003ci\u003eThe Robot Boy\u003c\/i\u003e explores what happens when the machine we build to protect ourselves becomes the thing we must learn to escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. J. Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196330131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"M. J. Stevens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173130510591,"sku":"9798196330131","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-robot-boy-m-j-stevens-9798196330131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}