Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · August 16, 2007

A Fiction pick for readers exploring Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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Who it’s for
Readers drawn to a chocolate factory and its five child visitors
Themes
Chocolate factory adventure, Honesty and kindness
Genres
Funny Stories, The Classics, Action & Adventure

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About this book

From the author of The BFG and Matilda! Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside.

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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!

Where it sits

Action & Adventure69%
Funny Stories43%
The Classics39%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Multigenerational Families
  • Funny Stories
Authors
Roald Dahl
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
August 16, 2007
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Chocolate factory adventure · Honesty and kindness
Reading lane
Action & Adventure