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The Robot Boy: A Novel of Trauma, Survival, and Becoming Human
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 10 2026
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Robot Boy
In a house ruled by fear, a lonely boy builds a robot to survive.
James 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.
As 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.
A haunting coming-of-age story about trauma, resilience, and the terrifying act of choosing to feel, The Robot Boy explores what happens when the machine we build to protect ourselves becomes the thing we must learn to escape.
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