TOMMY ROCKET And The GOOBER PATROL by Thomas R. Kuhn – Children’s Adventure, Mystery, Sci-fi

Tommy Rocket and the Goober Patrol by Thomas R. Kuhn follows Nate, a young boy growing up in the 1970s, whose friendship with the kid genius robot builder, Tommy Rocket, leads him into mysterious adventures.

Tommy’s father invented the Prometheus chip that gives sentience to robots, and from a young age Tommy started creating a gang of robots called the Goober Patrol. Eccentric and wheelchair-bound, Tommy prefers to tinker with his robots at home. But he befriends Nate after he saves Tommy from bullies.

When Tommy’s aptly named ‘Monster-bot’ gets loose, Nate is tasked with finding and securing the rogue bot before anyone finds out. But the two boys soon find out there is more at work than one missing robot. There’s another tinkerer in town and they’re building their own special group of robots—which look just like one of Tommy’s creations. Nate and Tommy have to find out who has gotten their hands on the Prometheus chip before it’s too late.

Filled with 1970s nostalgia, Tommy Rocket and the Goober Patrol explores the best parts of childhood.

School is just a thing to endure and kids are wrapped up in their own adventures with their friends.

For these two kids, their adventures are more than playground games. This adventure has much more more at stake.

Tommy’s robots are quirky, comedic characters, but the star of the story is undoubtedly Nate. He’s a normal boy who loves to read superhero comics and often procrastinates with his homework until the last moment. He’s also tenacious, sticking up for what’s right even if it jeopardizes his friendship with Tommy.

An eccentric young kid, Tommy does not seem the easiest person to be friends with, but he cares for Nate in his own way, even reaching out with a coded message whenever they have a disagreement

The mystery of the Monster-bot flows at a pleasant, consistent pace as its clues are revealed.

This is a book for both kids who love going on adventures around the neighborhood with their friends, and for adults who grew up during the ’70s, making Tommy Rocket and the Goober Patrol a great book for children and parents to read together.

For the comic book readers and the budding science fiction fans, Tommy Rocket and the Goober Patrol is not to be missed.