Uma and the Answer to Absolutely Ever..., Sam Copeland
Uma and the Answer to Absolutely Ever..., Sam Copeland
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Uma and the Answer to Absolutely Everything

Author: Sam Copeland

Narrator: Taj Atwal

Unabridged: 4 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 01/21/2021


Synopsis

Brought to you by Puffin.

Uma Gnuderson has a world full of questions: How can I save my home from being sold? Will my dad ever start talking again? And how do alpacas get drunk? But since her mum died, Uma's life has been short on answers.

Until one day she finds a mysterious Bluetooth earpiece, and starts to ask it questions. And it answers them. All of them. It knows everything, from the capital of Mongolia to the colour of her headteacher's underpants.

The earpiece is actually an incredible high-tech artificial intelligence called Athena. Through Athena, Uma suddenly has the answer to every question she can imagine - and she's going to use them to save her home and her father. But the shadowy corporation who lost Athena are looking for her - and will stop at nothing to get her back...

Praise for Charlie Changes Into a Chicken:

'Belly-busting hilarity' The Guardian
'The modern masterpiece . . . this savvy, comic tale ticks every box' The Daily Telegraph
'The best kind of silly' The Observer
'Laugh-out-loud funny' The Mail on Sunday

© Sam Copeland 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kirsten on March 28, 2021

Hectic, hastily plotted, and reminiscent of a slapdash cartoon that is trying to be funny for toddlers, it lacks heart and has wierd ideas about how to treat depression, but it didn't grate on my nerves that much. Nevertheless, the IndianaJones/DaVinciCode/LordoftheRings ending was rather anticlimac......more

Goodreads review by Tina on July 27, 2021

This started really well, but settled in to being mediocre a third of the way through.......more

Goodreads review by Evelyn on June 24, 2021

Oh bother ik heb het boek nu alweer uit. Ik heb voortdurend hardop zitten lachen, Sam Copeland heeft het soort humor waardoor je thee uit je neus spuit als je zo dom bent om thee te drinken tijdens het lezen. Ik houd van de mix van ontroering en hilariteit in zijn boeken. Heerlijk!......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on December 21, 2022

The writing started out strong. However, the story could have been way shorter to maintain the interest of the readers, moreover so as it is meant for much younger middle grade readers. The concept is good however there’s not much of the presence of the characters. One thing I really do not like is......more

Goodreads review by Odette on June 30, 2021

Waar de serie van Kasper wordt een kip vooral hilarisch is, is dit boek hilarisch mét een spannend plot, en ook nog wat ontroerende momenten erbij. Enorm van genoten!......more


Quotes

Fresh and funny . . . truly cheering entertainment Sunday Times

This fast paced adventure is full of warmth and wit Sunday Express

I loved Uma - utterly brilliant Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl

This warm-hearted adventure is packed with silliness and madcap antics S Magazine


Awards

  • Spark! Book Award