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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.
Olivetti gets a rare glimpse of action from Beatrice, his used-to-be most frequent visitor-only for her to drop him off at Heartland Pawn Shop and leave him helplessly behind. It isn't until Ernest spots him in the shop window that Olivetti learns Beatrice has mysteriously gone missing. Olivetti believes he can help find her. He breaks the only rule of his 'kind' and types back to Ernest, divulging Beatrice's memories stored inside him.
Their search takes them across San Francisco-maybe committing a few misdemeanors. As Olivetti spills out the past, Ernest is forced to face what he and his family have been running from, “The Everything That Happened”. Only by working together will they find Beatrice, friendship, and the parts of themselves they've lost.
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.
Olivetti gets a rare glimpse of action from Beatrice, his used-to-be most frequent visitor-only for her to drop him off at Heartland Pawn Shop and leave him helplessly behind. It isn't until Ernest spots him in the shop window that Olivetti learns Beatrice has mysteriously gone missing. Olivetti believes he can help find her. He breaks the only rule of his 'kind' and types back to Ernest, divulging Beatrice's memories stored inside him.
Their search takes them across San Francisco-maybe committing a few misdemeanors. As Olivetti spills out the past, Ernest is forced to face what he and his family have been running from, “The Everything That Happened”. Only by working together will they find Beatrice, friendship, and the parts of themselves they've lost.