Olivetti

Allie Millington

eBook - 2024

The heartfelt national bestseller novel praised by Tom Hanks in the New York Times as "a great favor" to readers; perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Peter Brown."Perfect for young readers and nostalgic grownups alike."—Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper, summer reading recommendationsBeing 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 family he's lived with for years. The Brindles are busy humans, apart from 12-year-old Ernest, who would rather be left alone with his collection of Oxford English Dictionaries. The least they could do was remember Olivetti once in a while, since h...e remembers every word they've typed on him. It's a thankless job, keeping memories alive.Olivetti gets a rare glimpse of action from Ernest's mom, Beatrice—his used-to-be most frequent visitor—only for her... more