Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Author: Roald Dahl
Illustrator: Quentin Blake
Book 2 in the Charlie Bucket series
Pages: 166
Published: 1972
Age: 8+
Charlie Bucket has proven himself to be a fine and upstanding young man. His reward: Willy Wonka's chocolate factory! Charlie is on his way to take possession of the factory in a great glass elevator, but when the elevator makes a fearful whooshing noise, Charlie and his family find themselves in splendid orbit around the Earth. A daring adventure has begun, with the one and only Mr Willy Wonka leading the way.
Nene Award (1978)
About the Charlie Bucket Series
Books in series order
- 1.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(1964)
- 2.Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator(1972)
Reading age: 6+ years
This series should be read in order.
Charlie Bucket lives with his mother and father and his four grandparents. He loves his family very much, but sometimes he wishes his grandparents wouldn't snore so loudly. He is especially close to Grandpa Joe because, together, they share a secret love for chocolate. Charlie and Grandpa Joe have both heard about the super-amazing, completely splendiferous, once-in-a-lifetime competition that Mr Willy Wonka - the most wondrous inventor in the world - has announced. Mr Wonka will be opening the gates of his amazing chocolate factory to five lucky children and their five lucky guardians. It's the prize of a lifetime! Gobstoppers, wriggle sweets and a river of melted chocolate delight await – Charlie needs just one Golden Ticket and this incredible experience could be his. But with every other child in the world searching for a Golden Ticket too, what chance does has Charlie have?