Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Language: English
Action & Adventure Astrophysics & Space Science Bucket Charlie (Fictitious character) Classics Family Fantasy & Magic Fiction General Humorous Stories Juvenile Fiction Multigenerational Outer space Science Science Fiction Willy (Fictitious character) Wonka
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published: May 5, 2005
Description:
Amazon.com Review
Picking right up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory left off, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator continues the adventures of Charlie Bucket, his family, and Willy Wonka, the eccentric candy maker. As the book begins, our heroes are shooting into the sky in a glass elevator, headed for destinations unknown. What follows is exactly the kind of high-spirited magical madness and mayhem we've all come to expect from Willy Wonka and his creator Roald Dahl. The American space race gets a send-up, as does the President, and Charlie's family gets a second chance at childhood. Throw in the Vermicious Knids, Gnoolies, and Minusland and we once again witness pure genius. (Ages 9 to 12)
Review
Dahl’s phenomenal popularity among children speaks for his breathless storytelling charms. -- Publishers Weekly