With this list of the movies dramatization and the real story, you can be the judge. The judges, tom swean and lisa spence, are impressed that these high school students from a poor neighborhood in phoenix have built a robot that can compete with schools like mit. The character of fredi lajvardi in spare parts from litcharts the. The book opens with a quote from the competitions design and building specs, reminding students to pursue an imaginative exploration of the new and the unexpected. Fredi lajvardi is one of those speakers, and spare parts, starring george lopez, is on a trajectory that could push fredi into the spotlight.
The judges, tom swean and lisa spence, are impressed that these high school students from. Spare parts faridodin lajvardi tedxhongkong youtube. Anthony lukas book prize for a distinguished booklength work of narrative. Arcega was the keynote speaker for new student family weekend, oct. Lajvardi and cameron first came to national prominence in 2005, when i wrote about their 2004 robotics team. That story provided the basis for my book, spare parts and a hollywood film by the same. The book spare parts by joshua davis is an intriguing book about four undocumented teenagers in the united states. Four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and the battle for the american dream tells their story. Mar 16, 2015 spare parts released on january 16, 2015. Sep 06, 2018 darth vader reads spare parts, the book selected for the inaugural kirklandreads program, at summerfest on aug. Spare parts author to discuss, sign book at changing hands phoenix.
Four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and the battle for the american dream by joshua davis about the book in 2004, four latino teenagers from carl hayden community high school in phoenix, arizona, arrived at the university. The feelgood story spare parts an inspirational underdog drama about four undocumented immigrant kids from a phoenix high school who. Three films about the team, underwater dreams, a critically acclaimed documentary, spare parts, a hollywood feature film produced by lionsgate, and the latest, an imax film titled dream big by macgillivray freeman films, captures the story in three distinct ways. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the countrys reigning robotics champion, mit. Davis has expanded the article into a charming book, also entitled spare parts. Four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and the battle for the american dream, a book by joshua davis. Spare parts is the fantastic story of four mexicanamerican teenagers struggling to find their place. Freshmen book talk addresses immigration the johns. Fredi lajvardi, science teacher and advisor to the carl hayden high school falcon robotics club, refers to the lack of news interest. Spare parts is an unforgettable tale of hope and human ingenuity. With george lopez, jamie lee curtis, carlos penavega, marisa tomei.
Dreamer cristian arcega, featured in spare parts, shares. Dec 27, 2014 journalist joshua davis has chronicled their triumphant win in spare parts, a book length treatment of his original story that expands and updates the tale from its original 2005 telling. The new film spare parts is an uplifting story about the triumph of intelligence and determination but also shows how immigration law has thwarted the dreams of geniuses among us. Guests joshua davis contributing editor at wired, a cofounder of epic magazine, and author of the underdog.
The book builds to it nicely, describing the way each boy came to the states and giving background about the teachers. Nov 07, 2014 spare parts is a true life story about four hispanic high school students who form a robotics club under the leadership of their schools newest teacher, fredi george lopez. Spare parts by joshua davis 20152016 book of the year. Four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and the battle for the american dream by joshua davis.
Journalist joshua davis has chronicled their triumphant win in spare parts, a booklength treatment of his original story that expands and updates the tale from its original 2005 telling. Spare parts characters from litcharts the creators of. Spare parts author to discuss, sign book at changing. The spare parts quotes below are all either spoken by fredi lajvardi or refer to fredi lajvardi. Documentary narrates the remarkable persons and true events described in spare parts by joshua davis, sacs 20152016 book of the year.
Lajvardi and vasquez are featured in the book spare parts. Read an excerpt from the book that inspired the movie here, and see the technical report for stinky. A spare part is an item of inventory used to replace failed parts. Lajvardi has received numerous awards for his ability as a teacher, including the ieee national outstanding educator for 2005, the arizona department of education leadership award for 2006, and the city of phoenix outstanding teacher of the year each year from 2005 through 2009. Spare parts is a 2015 american drama film directed by sean mcnamara and produced by david alpert, rick jacobs, leslie kolins small, george lopez, and ben odell. Every year, faculty and staff choose a book for the freshman class to read during the summer before they. A public lecture series draws upon the collective knowledge of the campus community, alongside others beyond kstate, to help everyone understand more about the issues raised in joshua davis book. Spare parts is available on overdrive for digital download on kindle.
Fredi lajvardi, the inspiration for spare parts, visits. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Nov 21, 2019 my only issues are the predictable, feelgood happy ending, that george lopezs character is an amalgamation of allan cameron and fredi lajvardi and that the more poignant events following the boys success at the robotics competition covered in davis book, is ignored. Fredi lajvardi kindles your innate sense of ingenuity with his remarkable firsthand account of. The reallife teachers of spare parts on whats wrong with us. He appeared alongside the teacher, fredi lajvardi, who coached the 2004 robotics team at carl hayden community high school in west phoenix. We always deliver a user manual and a spare part book along with our new equipment. The story of a robot named stinky and the four boys who. Sep 08, 2017 he appeared alongside the teacher, fredi lajvardi, who coached the 2004 robotics team at carl hayden community high school in west phoenix. Lajvardis team has inspired many other teams in arizona and beyond. Nationally recognized stem educator, inspirational robotics teacher and subject of this years sac book of the year, spare parts by joshua davis, the critically acclaimed documentary underwater dreams, and the major motion picture spare parts, fredi lajvardi will address our college community on.
With a january 16, 2015 release date, spare parts is the story of veteran teacher fredi lajvardi played by george lopez and a group of deserving high school students from phoenix who end up defeating. Dec 12, 2014 four scruffy teenagers, all of them illegal immigrants, drove to santa barbara, calif. Read their interview in wired where they discuss the future of education with spare parts author, joshua davis. Cristian arcega was one of four high school students featured in spare parts. Lajvardi s team has inspired many other teams in arizona and beyond. Book cover 0 book cover 1 book cover 2 book cover 3. Four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and the battle for the american dream. Faridodin lajvardi, the coach, brought the true story of a group of high school students who compete in an underwater robotics competition on. Peter carlson, the washington post spare parts is an unforgettable tale of hope and human ingenuity. Cristian arcega is a falcon robotics alumnus and winner of the 2004 mate underwater rov competition in phoenix, arizona. Four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and the.
Fredi lajvardi and allan cameron have 54 years of public school teaching experience between them. That story provided the basis for my book, spare parts and a. Joshua davis talks about about how he brought the story of the carl hayden robotics team to national attention. The real people who inspired the film spare parts here. Nationally recognized stem educator, inspirational robotics teacher, and subject of this years sac book of the.
The real people who inspired the film spare parts 09. Four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and the battle for the american dream by joshua davis, which was selected as this years common read for the incoming freshman class. This is the attention we kind of expected at the time, but its 10 years after the fact. The 2004 team actually had two coaches, faridodin lajvardi, known as ledge or coach. Spare parts 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. How did this experience teach lorenzo, as noted on p. Four hispanic high school students form a robotics club. Reading guide for spare parts by joshua davis discussion guide for book clubs. Spare parts by joshua davis plot summary litcharts. Davis spare parts does a lot with the mace competition, as well. Actor george lopez hugs teacher faridodin fredi lajvardi as teacher allan cameron and former student luis aranda look on after a screening of the movie spare parts, based on lajvardi s winning. Apr 06, 2016 spare parts, starring george lopez and carlos penavega, retells the tale of the students and their teacher, fredi lajvardi.
Spare parts, but the books real hero is their teacher, fredi lajvardi. The book opens at the 2004 mate underwaterrobotics competition, where oscar vazquez, cristian arcega, lorenzo santillan, and luis aranda are giving their technical presentation about the robot theyve built. The goodnight scholars program brings fredi lajvardi. Peter carlson, a former washington post reporter, is a columnist for american history magazine and the author of several books, including junius and alberts adventures in the confederacy. Joshua, an editor for wired magazine, is also a film producer, cofounder of epic magazinedigital, and writer as well as having many other roles pertaining to writing.
With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the. Jan 14, 2015 the real people who inspired the film spare parts 09. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Four scruffy teenagers, all of them illegal immigrants, drove to santa barbara, calif. The book opens with a quote from the competitions design and building specs. Daca decision affects everyone, onetime undocumented. What motivates fredi lajvardi and allan cameron to dedicate their careers to public school. They are the celebrated creators of the student robotics program at carl hayden community high school featured in spare parts. Early in this book, we learn that lorenzo would often spend hours after school watching his grandfather, hugo, repair automobiles. The true story behind the new movie, spare parts, which. Just this week, lajvardi gave a presentation here in nebraska at the north platte community playhouse as part of the town lecture series. Oscar vazquez and fredi lajvardi, whose stories are featured in 2014 book, discuss daca, immigration, activism.
The reallife teachers of spare parts on whats wrong. Spare parts is a true life story about four hispanic high school students who form a robotics club under the leadership of their schools newest teacher, fredi. Film to be followed by an ab 540daca program and discussion. But theres more to the story, and spare parts illuminates the human side of two polarizing political issues. Spare parts, about undocumented sciencewhiz teenagers. Buzz williams williams is the author and main character of the book, which follows his journey not just from a college student to a combat veteran, as the subtitle states, but from a young child seeing his brother graduate the marine corps, to a high school principal who has dedicated his life to. The main characters in joshua daviss spare parts are students luis aranda, oscar vazquez, cristian arcega, and lorenzo santillan, along with their teachers fredi lajvardi and allan cameron. Fredi lajvardi kindles your innate sense of ingenuity with his remarkable firsthand account of how he transformed a group of high school students into a national champion robotics team. We promise to respond within 24 hours on working days to any query regarding aftersales, spare parts or technical support. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Davis largely absents himself from the narrative, with one exception.
Our partner for deliveries in finland and abroad is fedex, who deliver our spare parts quickly around the globe. Actor george lopez hugs teacher faridodin fredi lajvardi as teacher allan cameron and former student luis aranda look on after a screening of the movie spare parts, based on lajvardis winning. As part of hopkins common read program, students in the class of 2021 learned about the story through the book spare parts. Darth vader reads spare parts, the book selected for the inaugural kirklandreads program, at summerfest on aug. Spare parts, starring george lopez and carlos penavega, retells the tale of the students and their teacher, fredi lajvardi. By describing how these teens came together, author joshua davis gives us a succinct. These four young bright students, lorenzo santillan, oscar vazquez, cristian arcega, and luis aranda found acceptance and encouragement. Get everything you need to know about fredi lajvardi in spare parts. Spare parts author joshua davis named a finalist for the j. Dreams, and major motion picture, spare parts as well as the imax film dream big. Fredi lajvardi character analysis in spare parts litcharts. Against a backdrop of urban desert decay, a faltering school system, and our countrys cutthroat immigration policies, joshua davis offers a moving testament to how teamwork, perseverance, and a few good teachers can lift up and empower even the humblest among us. However, it is important to know a little bit about the author. Get the entire spare parts litchart as a printable pdf.