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Book Review: Danny, Champion of the World by Roald Dahl86

Book Review: Danny, Champion of the World by Roald Dahl

General Overview When reading Road Dahl’s, Danny, Champion of the World as a child, I was drawn into the idea of a tight-knit family consisting of simply a father and his son. The closeness between Danny and his father is unmatched in...

35 comments    family children kids
Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal and Family Values85

Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal and Family Values

I am neither liberal nor a conservative. There are things about the liberal platform that I find abhorrent. There are things about the conservative agenda that make me shudder. A friend of mine, who happens to be pagan (but who otherwise harbors...

45 comments    adultery family values ayn rand
Ten Great Authors of Black Comedy86

Ten Great Authors of Black Comedy

Ten authors who have written great works of dark humor.

4 comments    writing humor literature
Roald Dahl84

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl (1916-1990). Dahl is best known for his classic children's books. Born in Llandaff, on September 13, 1916, Roald Dahl, son of Harald Dahl, a Norwegian, was first sent to the Elmtree House School. That followed four years in St. Peter's...

14 comments    kids story personality
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a Movie About a Nice Boy, Who Didn't Finish Last83

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a Movie About a Nice Boy, Who Didn't Finish Last

This article describes the popular children's film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It tells about the movie and how it can help teach and inspire children as well as the fabulous career of it author, Roald Dahl.

0 comments    children movies movie
101 Books for 9, 10, 11 Year Old Boy | Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Student Reading List82

101 Books for 9, 10, 11 Year Old Boy | Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Student Reading List

Nine to eleven year old boys are typically in the third to fifth grade. At this age, most of them are intermediate readers, who have developed enough reading skills to read chapter books, but not quite adolescent readers yet. At this level, the...

8 comments    roald dahl books for boys
Books 4th Grade81

Books 4th Grade

A site that lists the best books for fourth graders.

0 comments    spinelli beezus newberry award
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket79

A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

For imaginative children, Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events is the cream of the literary crop. All thirteen dreadful books are educational, original, and, sadly, tragically inclined.

25 comments    children literature reading
Famous Welsh Writers80

Famous Welsh Writers

Wales, a part of the United Kingdom, is home to some great authors. Roald Dahl, Andrew Davies, and Dylan Thomas are famous Welsh writers whose classic works are filled with long-lasting beauty.

27 comments    poetry writing fiction
Why I Love Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory78

Why I Love Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

 SPOILER ALERT: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS ABOUT THE 1971 FILM WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY!!!  Since I was very young, I don’t remember how young, Mel Stuart’s iconic film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory has been my...

6 comments    roald dahl willy wonka
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