Charlie And the Chocolate Fact

Dahl, Roald

ISBN 10: 0140328696 / ISBN 13: 9780140328691

Published by Puffin, 1988

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Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00074405432

Bibliographic Details

Title: Charlie And the Chocolate Fact

Publisher: Puffin

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Soft cover

Illustrator: Foreman, Michael

Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis:

Young Charlie, greedy Augustus, spoiled Veruca, gum-chewing Violet, and TV-addict Mike tour a magical chocolate factory.

Review:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, along with Roald Dahl's other tales for younger readers, make him a true star of children's literature. Dahl seems to know just how far to go with his oddball fantasies; in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, for example, nasty Violet Beauregarde blows up into a blueberry from sneaking forbidden chewing gum, and bratty Augustus Gloop is carried away on the river of chocolate he wouldn't resist. In fact, all manner of disasters can happen to the most obnoxiously deserving of children because Dahl portrays each incident with such resourcefulness and humor.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a singular delight, crammed with mad fantasy, childhood justice and revenge, and as much candy as you can eat. The book is also available in Spanish (Charlie y la Fabrica de Chocolate). (The suggested age range for this book is 9-12, but nobody this reviewer has met can resist it, including New York City bellhops, flight attendants, and grumpy teenagers.)