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Olivetti

Written by: Allie Millington
Narrated by: Christopher Gebauer, Simon Vance
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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 Brindles—the family he’s lived with for years. The Brindles are busy humans, apart from twelve-year-old Ernest, who would rather be left alone with his collection of Oxford English Dictionaries. Once a collector of words, now Olivetti only collects dust.

He gets a rare glimpse of action from Ernest’s mom, Beatrice—his used-to-be frequent visitor—only for her to drop him off at Heartland Pawn Shop and leave him behind. When Olivetti learns Beatrice has mysteriously gone missing afterward, he believes he can help find her. He breaks the only rule of the typewriterly code and types back to Ernest, divulging Beatrice’s memories stored inside him.

Their search takes them across San Francisco—chasing clues, dodging a dumpster diving girl, 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, belonging, and the parts of themselves they’ve lost.

©2024 Allie Millington (P)2024 Recorded Books
Family Life Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction San Francisco
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My daughter wanted to know what else she has written after we listened to this. It has a few awkwardish moments so not quite perfect. But close!

Lovely book!

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Highly recommend! Only thing is the end felt rushed compared to all the setup and pacing of the rest of the book

Great and creative story!

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