The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Authors: Dahl, Roald
Genres: Fantasy, Short
Topics: Frienship, World War II, Animals
Lexile: 850,
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
BISAC/Subject: JUV037000, JUV038000, JUV019000
ISBN: 9781101652954, Related ISBNs: 0140328742, 0141304707, 1101628987, 1101652950, 1101928573
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 240,
Audience: Children/juvenile
Synopsis: Seven superb short stories from the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG

Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A cleaver mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins.

"All the tales are entrancing inventions." —Publishers Weekly

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