When Charlie McButton Lost Power
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
When Charlie McButton Lost Power
By (Author) Suzanne Collins
Illustrated by Mike Lester
Penguin Putnam Inc
Penguin USA
6th September 2007
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 254mm, Height 217mm, Spine 3mm
130g
Description
Charlie McButton likes computer games so much, he never plays with anything else. When a thunderstorm knocks out the electricity, his tech empire comes tumbling down, and his whole world loses power. Charlie needs batteries-FAST! But the only triple- A's he can find are in his little sister's talking doll. Will he resort to desperate measures and cause his sister to have a meltdown of her own Or will he snap out of his computer craze long enough to realize his sister might be fun, even if she doesn't come with batteries Collins and Lester team up for a hilarious and timely tale that will crack up young computer addicts and those who love them!
Reviews
A clever, humorous story in rhyme. (School Library Journal)
Author Bio
Suzanne Collins lives in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Mike Lester lives in Rome, Georgia.
