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When Charlie McButton Lost Power Paperback – Illustrated, September 6, 2007

by Suzanne Collins (Author), Mike Lester (Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 202 ratings
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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. Charlie 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 sister to have a meltdown of her own? Or will he snap out of his computer craze long enough to realize his sister might be fun, even if she doesn't come with batteries? Collins and 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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    6 - 11 years, from customers
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Lexile measure
    NP
  6. Dimensions
    10.69 x 0.13 x 8.5 inches
  7. Publisher
    Puffin Books
  8. Publication date
    September 6, 2007
  9. ISBN-10
    9780142408575
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0142408575
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A clever, humorous story in rhyme. (School Library Journal)

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Suzanne Collins lives in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Mike Lester lives in Rome, Georgia.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0142408573
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puffin Books; Illustrated edition (September 6, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780142408575
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0142408575
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 11 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ NP
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.69 x 0.13 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 202 ratings

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Suzanne Collins

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Suzanne Collins has had a successful and prolific career writing for children's television. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains It All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. Collins made her mark in children's literature with the New York Times bestselling five-book series for middle-grade readers The Underland Chronicles, which has received numerous accolades in both the United States and abroad. In the award-winning The Hunger Games trilogy, Collins continues to explore the effects of war and violence on those coming of age. Collins lives with her family in Connecticut.

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Jill Wooldridge
5.0 out of 5 stars When My Students Lost Power
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2021
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Read this to my 7th graders before an essay about their phone addictions. Ironically, we lost power for several days afterward due a snow storm. Talk about a perfect lesson! Switched the essay to "When (student name) Lost Power" and received some of the best writing they've created! Plus, some parents report they are still playing with younger siblings. A win all around! Thanks for such a timely and positive book!
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Robin Landry
5.0 out of 5 stars Just the kind of book I love to read to my kids
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2010
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Charlie McButton is a boy who loves his technology. He lives for his computerized games until he's forced to live without what he loves most.

"then one day a thunderstorm blows through town,
and brings his tech empire tumbling down.
A lightening bolt struck an electrical tower,
And Charlie Mcbutton?
His whole world lost power."

Told in wonderful rhyming verses, Charlie looks around at his world and sees that his little sister has batteries! I won't give away what happens, but suffice it to say, Charlie learns a valuable lesson. The illustrations, by Mike Lester a cartoonist, are so alive with color and detail drawn in a way that will have the kids asking for this book over and over.

Suzanne Collins, a prolific and inspired writer, has also written a very popular series for middle-schoolers called Gregor the Overlander, and Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane.

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Mary Hoyt
5.0 out of 5 stars Gamer Get-Along
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2018
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Charlie comes to grips with his emotions and daily lack of interactions with his family when the power goes out at his home. His addiction to his gaming devices brings out the worst in him, then the best. The amusing graphics add to the story line. My grandson asks,"Why is he looking or acting like that?" This book gives you an opportunity to discuss how people should not be so self-centered and more cordial with one another.
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5.0 out of 5 stars We love it
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2010
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I took out this book from the library, and my 7-year old daughter couldn't get enough of it, plus I didn't mind reading it again and again, which says a LOT. It's just a cute, well-written book (in rhyme) about a boy that "lost it" when the power went out. His mom even suggests he play with the dreaded clay instead of his usual electricity-powered toys. Things don't get any better when he sees that all of his 3-year old sister's toys are powered by triple-A's, which is exactly what he needs! "Assaulted by nonstop mechanical chatter, Charlie McButton got madder and madder." Awesome. I'm going to buy my own copy.
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stephen kline
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read out loud!
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2020
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Dr Suess didn’t have to compete with technology as parents and kids now must do. This has been my favorite for a decade. A joy to read out loud. And a fine message to unplug!
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Danielle McKee
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read for 7 year olds
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016
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It's about a boy who uses the computer everyday until the power goes out and has to learn what else he can do besides being on the computer all day, he learns along the way that although he loves the computer, he also loves hanging out with his sister. Great read for my nephew who is 7 year old and loves the computer too, taught him that his sister could be jsut as fun as the computer.
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Travis
4.0 out of 5 stars Superb Writing! Electronic copy not very legible
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2015
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The writing is excellent. Great story with an important lesson overall as well as a few small lessons. The only reason it gets 4 stars instead of 5 is because the Kindle version doesn't seem optimized for Kindle, you can barely read the words they are too small and blurry. They might get past this by only displaying one page at a time instead of 2 or by including a feature i've seen in a few children's books where the text can be temporarily enlarged on each page.
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Ashley
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2021
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Great read aloud for elementary school students.
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Karl
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic rhyming story.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2019
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I have read this to kids of all ages, and they all absolutely love it. It's funny, it's clever, and it's sweet. Anyone who manages to make children yawn by reading it must be a very boring reader indeed.
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paulbrad
1.0 out of 5 stars yawn inducing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2016
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Disappointed - I gave up before I got to the end as my niece and nephew began to yawn!
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