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A heartfelt novel praised by Tom Hanks in the New York Times as including a conclusion nearly impossible to divine and yet so perfect it includes that most tactile of memories...

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 familythe 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 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 Ernest's mom, Beatricehis used-to-be most frequent visitoronly for her to drop him off at Heartland Pawn Shop and leave him helplessly behind. When Olivetti learns Beatrice has mysteriously gone missing afterward, he believ

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    A Hardback by Allie Millington

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      Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
      Publication Date: 4/15/2024
      ISBN13: 9781250326935, 978-1250326935
      ISBN10: 1250326931
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A heartfelt novel praised by Tom Hanks in the New York Times as including a conclusion nearly impossible to divine and yet so perfect it includes that most tactile of memories...

      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 familythe 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 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 Ernest's mom, Beatricehis used-to-be most frequent visitoronly for her to drop him off at Heartland Pawn Shop and leave him helplessly behind. When Olivetti learns Beatrice has mysteriously gone missing afterward, he believ

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