Charlie and Willy Wonka are back, this time in a fantastic journey to outer space in their glass elevator.

The adventure continues as Charlie, now the owner of the chocolate factory, tours his plant. He's transported to his new property via a glass elevator and encounters new dangers and surprises.

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)

Publishers Weekly : Dahl’s phenomenal popularity among children speaks for his breathless storytelling charms.