- Science Fiction
- SCRAP collection
- Ages 8–12
SCRAP
Part of the collectionSCRAP→Three connected robot adventures — funny and fast throughout, with the stakes and the heart building to a big-hearted finale.
- Books3 / 3
- Arcs1
- Span2023–2025
- StatusComplete
The series
At a glance.
Guy Bass's three-book comic sci-fi adventure follows Scrap, an unlikely robot hero, across the machine world of Somewhere 513 as he works out who he is and what a thrown-together creation can become. The story runs continuously: an origin-and-identity opener, a bigger, brawlier middle with more comic swagger, and a rousing finale in which Scrap, Paige and Gnat make one last dangerous journey and a promise is put to the test. Bass keeps the pace brisk and the jokes frequent, while Alessia Trunfio's illustrations give younger readers visual anchors throughout. The tone stays comic and friendly even as peril and, by the end, real emotional weight arrive. A confidence-building series for children who like robots, invention and underdog heroics.
Three connected robot adventures — funny and fast throughout, with the stakes and the heart building to a big-hearted finale.
Primary themes
Overall tone
- Funny
- Adventurous
- Exciting
- Heartwarming
Read in publication order — SCRAP, then The Good, the Bad and the Rusty, then Escape From Somewhere 513. The adventure and friendships build book to book, and the third is a finale.
One arc
The shape of the series.
- INarrative arcBooks 1–3 · 2023–2025Low sensitivity
The rise of a rusty hero
A junk-built robot grows from unlikely hero into the heart of a big-hearted sci-fi finale.
The trilogy tells one continuous underdog story. The opener establishes Scrap, the scrapyard world and the question of who a thrown-together robot can become; the second book widens the action with more comic danger and machine-world chaos; the finale sends Scrap, Paige and Gnat on a perilous last journey to escape Somewhere 513, where a discovery and a promise raise the emotional stakes. Humour and pace stay constant across all three, but the heart deepens, and the closing book carries genuine feeling as friendships and loyalties are tested. Alessia Trunfio's illustrations keep it accessible throughout. Best read in order, start to finish.
Fit check
Right for your reader?
Where the series lands by age
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- Best fit · 8–12
- Read aloud · 7–11
- Independent · 8–12
Reluctant-reader friendliness
High
Read-aloud quality
Strong
Adult crossover
Low
Grows with the reader
Designed to
Sensitivity envelope
Low overall, and consistent.
Where it sits
In conversation with other series.
Similar in feel
Different shelves, same wavelength.
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