Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Author Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
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$8.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
76 per carton
On sale Apr 12, 2004 | 9780142401088
Age 8-12 years
Reading Level: Lexile 810L | Fountas & Pinnell R
Sales rights: US, Canada, Open Mkt
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!

But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!

"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times 
  • WINNER | 1964
    North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
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"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times

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Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!

But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!

"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times 

Awards

  • WINNER | 1964
    North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award

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Praise

"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times