The Computer Bug Author:Stephen Tucker The Computer Bug is a fictional story for children ages 8 - 12 years old. It is a richly illustrated chapter book of about 26,000 words. The story is a fantasy in which a creature of nature saves technology, and technology ends up saving that very same creature of nature. Synopsis: Imagine a city park - a park who's fate is control... more »led by a computer. Unbeknownst to the computer, a terrible monster is killing all of the parks inhabitants. The computer is also facing it's own extinction - something is destroying its vital pathways and, potentially, the very program that can save the park. It takes the courage of a tiny spider, who is swept head-long into an adventure deep within the animate world of the computer, to find the answer that will ultimately save both her home and the inhabitants of the computer world. The Computer Bug creates a dichotomy that shows how easily an alien entity can disrupt, if not destroy, any habitat, whether natural or technological.« less