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Boy: Tales of Childhood
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Book Description
"'I am only eight years old,' I told myself. 'No little boy of eight has ever murdered anyone. It's not possible.'"

So thought Roald Dahl in 1924 when his plan to get revenge on the mean and disgusting candy-store owner Mrs. Pratchett seemed to have worked all too well. Writing about this and other boyhood adventures, the author has recalled only those that stand out as spectacular. "Some a... More
Book Information
PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
BindingHardcover (36 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages160
ISBN-100374373744
ISBN-13978-0374373740
Publication Date12/01/1984
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About Roald Dahl (Author) : Roald Dahl is a published author, compiler, creator, editor, illustrator, and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Roald Dahl include The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and... more
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