When Charlie McButton Lost Power
Mar 2005 · Sold by Penguin
4.2star
25 reviews
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An electifying picture book from the author of The Hunger Games.
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.
He 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 little sister to have a meltdown of her own? Or will be snap out of his computer craze long enough to realize he can have fun with her, even without batteries?
Suzanne Collins, author of the bestselling Hunger Games trilogy, and award-winning illustrator Mike Lester team up for a hilarious and timely tale that will crack up young computer addicts and those who love them.
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.
He 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 little sister to have a meltdown of her own? Or will be snap out of his computer craze long enough to realize he can have fun with her, even without batteries?
Suzanne Collins, author of the bestselling Hunger Games trilogy, and award-winning illustrator Mike Lester team up for a hilarious and timely tale that will crack up young computer addicts and those who love them.
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4.2
25 reviews
Kia Jones
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April 2, 2021
Great way to teach children about the importance of unplugging and playing!
1 person found this review helpful
Thinuga Methujaya
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August 12, 2017
Lol funny😂😂
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Connor McWhorter
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November 18, 2014
funny
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About the author
Suzanne Collins lives in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Mike Lester lives in Rome, Georgia.
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