Boffin Brainchild is clever - and bored. He's been programmed to learn like a
child, so standing on a plinth in the science museum is no fun. Along comes
Tom. Boffin escapes with him (despite Tom's best efforts) on the school coach.
What can Tom do? Terrified of being accused of stealing the robot, he disguises
Boffin as a real boy. But how long can Tom fool his parents - and his school?
Having the world's most valuable robot to stay is the most exciting thing, but
definitely the scariest, that Tom's ever known. This collision of robotics and
normality sets up a story of constant humour and tense drama, with some
thought-provoking questions of science and humanity. Above all, what
responsibility does Tom feel for this machine that's wished itself on him and
now wants the life of a real boy? "Boffin Brainchild" is a gripping,
stimulating tale from first to last.

Review
"A real page turner and great fun!" - Michael Morpurgo "... a great book for
younger readers - clever, thought-provoking and funny." - Clare Poole, P & G
Wells, Winchester, children's bookseller and reviewer

About the Author
Jill Jennings lives in North Yorkshire with her family and 14 animals. A radio
talk about how future robots could learn, heard in a traffic jam on the way to
her dentist, inspired "Boffin". But having several uncles who were inventors
and engineers probably helped too. This is Jill's second children's book. Her
first was "Pyjama Jones", an adventure in which Tony Jones falls into a secret
city of ancient Egyptians right under his feet and is soon running for his
life!"