Roald Dahl
2) Matilda
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English
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Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a menacing, kid-hating headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it! Here is Roald...
4) Wonka
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2023.
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English
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"Based on the major motion picturean intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humorWonka introduces readers to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time...proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if youre lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible."--Provided by publisher.
5) The BFG
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English
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Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
7) The witches
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English
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A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witch's plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
8) Esio Trot
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English
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Shy Mr. Hoppy devises a plan to win the heart of his true love by teaching her a spell to make her tortoise grow bigger.
10) Rhyme stew
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Pub. Date
1990.
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English
Description
An illustrated collection of fifteen parodies ranging from skewered nursery rhymes to epic slapstick sagas.
13) The Twits
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.
14) Vile verses
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Pub. Date
2005.
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English
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An illustrated collection of children's songs, fairy tales, and poems.
16) Revolting rhymes
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Pub. Date
2003.
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English
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Presents humorous retellings of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.
18) Going solo
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Pub. Date
1986.
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English
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Continues his memoir "Boy." Recounts his experiences as a young man working in Africa for Shell Oil through his time as a pilot with the RAF.
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Pub. Date
2013.
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Español
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"Un gigante rapta a Sofía del orfelinato. Pero no hay que preocuparse: es un gigante con buenas intenciones. A todod nos gustaría tener un amigo como el Gran Gigante Bonachón porque, además de ser muy divertido, posee unas habilidades muy especiales."--Back cover of book.
Kidnapped from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine...