Roald Dahl
1) The BFG
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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.
2) Matilda
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4th Grade Reading
5th Grade Reading
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
5th Grade Reading
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
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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 kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It will take superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves, and Matilda may be just the one to do it!"--Jacket...
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2nd Grade Reading
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Fun Family Read-Alouds for 2nd Grade and Older
Funny Books for Kids
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Fun Family Read-Alouds for 2nd Grade and Older
Funny Books for Kids
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A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
10) Esio Trot
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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.
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"¿Sabías que Blancanieves era la jefa de una blanda de enanos apostadores? ¿Que Caperucita coleccionaba abrigos de piel de lobo? ¿Y que el lobo feroz pretendía hacer volar la casa de los cerditos con dinamita? Atrévete, no tengas miedo...y lee estas divertidísimas versiones de los cuentos clásicos especialmente escritas para ti. ¡Vas a alucinar!"--Page 4 of cover.
Did you think Snow White married the prince and lived happily ever after,...
13) Wonka
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Antes de Charlie, y antes de la fábrica de chocolate, hubo una historia llena de ingenio y de imaginación... Las mejores cosas de la vida empiezan con un sueño. Y es que, desde niño, Willy Wonka había imaginado poder crear su propio chocolate y compartirlo con el mundo entero. Cuando era joven, llegó a las famosísimas Galerías Gourmet, dispuesto a cambiarlo todo con cada uno de los bocados de sus deliciosos dulces. Pero un trío de...