num_pages: 32
description: 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.
language: English
title: When Charlie McButton Lost Power
titlecomplete: When Charlie McButton Lost Power
genres: Fiction, Family, Storytime, Technology, Picture Books, Poetry, Humor, Middle Grade, Childrens
ratings_count: 497
awards: awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Goldfinch Award (Iowa PreK-3rd Grade)
category: Second Place
publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers