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A heartfelt debut middle-grade told from the unique vantage points of a witty typewriter and an introverted boy--for fans of Wishtree and A Rover's Story.
Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and recently replaced by a computer, Olivetti has been forgotten by the Brindle family--the humans he's lived with for years. The Brindles are busy: Dad (Felix) and Mom (Beatrice) work constantly, three of their children put the extra in extra-curriculars, and Ernest, their shy, guarded twelve-year-old, goes off alone to read his collection of Oxford English Dictionaries. The least they could do was remember Olivetti once in a while, since he remembers every word they've typed on him. It's a thankless job, keeping memories alive.
A heartfelt debut middle-grade told from the unique vantage points of a witty typewriter and an introverted boy--for fans of Wishtree and A Rover's Story.
Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and recently replaced by a computer, Olivetti has been forgotten by the Brindle family--the humans he's lived with for years. The Brindles are busy: Dad (Felix) and Mom (Beatrice) work constantly, three of their children put the extra in extra-curriculars, and Ernest, their shy, guarded twelve-year-old, goes off alone to read his collection of Oxford English Dictionaries. The least they could do was remember Olivetti once in a while, since he remembers every word they've typed on him. It's a thankless job, keeping memories alive.
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