Roald Dahl

The BFG

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Copies: 30

Captured by a giant! The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater, the Bonecruncher, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that they are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!

Author:

Roald Dahl

Lexile:

720L

James and the Giant Peach

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Copies: 28

Were the green, glowing crystals the little man gave James really magic? Maybe, but it was magic lost to James when he tripped and spilled the crystals by the old peach tree. Now it looked like he'd never escape his hideous aunts. But what was happening to that peach at the tip of the tree? It was growing bigger and bigger... it was as big as a house! And when James crawled inside, he met a houseful of friends: giant Grasshopper, Ladybug, Centipede, and more. Then with one snip of the stem, the peach was rolling away—and marvelous things started happening...

Author:

Roald Dahl

Lexile:

870L

George's Marvelous Medicine (Unabridged)

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A taste of her own medicine. George is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for everything. And George knows just what to put into it.

Author:

Roald Dahl

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Lexile:

640L

Length:

01:18

George's Marvelous Medicine (Unabridged)

The Giraffe, the Pelly, and Me (Unabridged)

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Roald Dahl uses rich language and fantastic images to tell the tale of a young boy who is able to make his dream of running a candy shop come true. The adventure begins when the little boy teams up with the Giraffe and the Pelican to clean windows at the Ladderless Window Cleaning Company.

Author:

Roald Dahl

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

840L

Length:

00:42

The Giraffe, the Pelly, and Me (Unabridged)

Matilda (Unabridged)

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"The Trunchbull" is no match for Matilda! 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.

Author:

Roald Dahl

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

840L

Length:

04:02

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Unabridged)

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Now that he's won the chocolate factory, what's next for Charlie?

Author:

Roald Dahl

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

720L

Length:

03:23

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Unabridged)

Going Solo (Unabridged)

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The fascinating story of Roald Dahl's life continues in Going Solo, a marvelous evocation of the author's wartime exploits. As a pilot in World War II, Roald Dahl had some wonderfully exciting -- and frighteningly near-death -- experiences including encounters with the enemy, battles with deadly snakes, and incredible dogfights.

Author:

Roald Dahl

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

1080L

Length:

05:36

Boy: Tales of Childhood (Unabridged)

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Boy is a funny, insightful and at times macabre glimpse into the early life of Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors. We discover his experiences of the English public school system, the idyllic paradise of summer holidays in Norway, the pleasures (and pains) of the sweetshop, and how it is that he avoided being a Boazer.

Author:

Roald Dahl

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

1090L

Length:

03:45

Fantastic Mr. Fox (Unabridged)

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Fantastic Mr. Fox is on the run and the three meanest farmers around are out to get him. Fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. Mr. Fox would never surrender. But only the most fantastic plan ever can save him now.

Author:

Roald Dahl

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

600L

Length:

00:54