Books with title The Typewriter

Using just nine words, the award-winning creator of Chalk takes readers on another unforgettable journey. When three children discover a typewriter on a carousel, they are transported on an adventure of their own creation—complete with a giant beach ball and a threatening crab. Stunning, richly colored artwork is paired with limited text so children can tell their own version of the story.

Using just nine words, the award-winning creator of Chalk takes readers on another unforgettable journey. When three children discover a typewriter on a carousel, they are transported on an adventure of their own creation—complete with a giant beach ball and a threatening crab. Stunning, richly colored artwork is paired with limited text so children can tell their own version of the story.

Melisa dreams of being an author just like her grandfather. To help her pursue this dream her Grandfather allows her to use his old typewriter, while she's staying with him. Even though she would much rather use a computer, Melisa reluctantly agrees to use the typewriter, but this is no ordinary typewriter, it has the ability to think for itself and take control of the person using it. In not very long Melisa soon finds herself The Typewriter's Slave.In order to stop The Typewriter, Melisa must now discover The Typewriter's secrets, as well as secrets that she's been hiding from herself. If you enjoy books about evil machines, brave kids, psychological horror, and a dark sense of humor, you're sure to love this book.

From the duo who delighted readers with The Lonely Phone Booth comes this wonderful new book featuring a diverse family of memorable characters. Pablo Pressman has homework to do, and Pablo will do almost anything to avoid doing his homework. But when his computer breaks down, he is desperate. His mother takes him up to the attic to discover her old typewriter. A what-writer ? asks Pablo, mystified. When his mother shows him how to strike the keys just so, and the words start to appear on paper, Pablo is delighted. And imagine his triumph when he presents his homework at school, amazing his teacher and all his friends with the story of the mechanical marvel that saved the day.

Melisa dreams of being an author just like her grandfather. To help her pursue this dream her Grandfather allows her to use his old typewriter, while she's staying with him. Even though she would much rather use a computer, Melisa reluctantly agrees to use the typewriter, but this is no ordinary typewriter, it has the ability to think for itself and take control of the person using it. In not very long Melisa soon finds herself The Typewriter's Slave.In order to stop The Typewriter, Melisa must now discover The Typewriter's secrets, as well as secrets that she's been hiding from herself. If you enjoy books about evil machines, brave kids, psychological horror, and a dark sense of humor, you're sure to love this book.

Sammy Baker receives a special gift from his grandpa for his twelfth birthday: an ancient Royal typewriter. Sammy is perplexed. Why would he ever type on this thing? He has a brand-new Apple laptop! But his grandfather urges him to use the typewriter to write an essay on the Great Depression—he and his family struggled through those rough years in the 1930s—for an English assignment. He suspects that Sammy will “get a feel for those hard times,” and he thinks a straight A is a real possibility. Reluctantly, Sammy complies, but his grandfather’s insistence bewilders him. Why must he use this old typewriter? Why the Great Depression? He’d much rather take on an easier topic, such as the1969 moon landing. And his grandpa’s mysterious predictions confuse him even more: “Once those fingers of yours start flying over the keys, you can’t stop ‘em. Take you to all sorts of places.”

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