Publisher's Synopsis
In the sprawling industrial complex of Mega-Corp's manufacturing plant, where conveyor belts hum their mechanical lullabies and steam hisses from countless pipes, a robot named Ronkers waits to be built. He dreams of becoming a remarkable robot with noteworthy programming-something special, something more. But his human makers have other plans: he's destined to become nothing more than a garbage compactor.
Ronkers despises his fate as a trash compactor, yet it's what he was programmed to do... until everything changes. When the daughter of his human owners secretly feeds him a piece of celery, what seems like an innocent act triggers something extraordinary. Ronkers discovers that day that he absolutely loves vegetables, and slowly, nothing will stop him from acquiring more.
Soon, he learns that the neighbor, Old Man Henry, has a magnificent vegetable garden in his backyard-an irresistible treasure trove that calls to Ronkers like a siren song. But Old Man Henry is no pushover. Furious that someone is pilfering his prized vegetables, he vows to exhaust every available resource to capture the mysterious thief.
Will Ronkers learn from his close calls and narrow escapes with the increasingly determined Old Man Henry? Or will his insatiable appetite for vegetables drive him to venture deeper into the neighborhood, causing even more delicious chaos?
Join Ronkers in this thrilling tale where artificial intelligence goes wonderfully, hilariously wrong. Can he keep his secret hidden from his family? Will they accept him for who he truly is, or will they ship him back to the factory as a malfunctioning piece of machinery?
Discover a heartwarming story about finding your true purpose, accepting yourself, and the lengths one robot will go to for the perfect carrot.
