Bibliograph

Boy, tales of childhood, Roald Dahl ; additional illustrations, Quentin Blake

Type

Label

Boy, tales of childhood, Roald Dahl ; additional illustrations, Quentin Blake

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

1090, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Boy

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

868665769

Responsibility statement

Roald Dahl ; additional illustrations, Quentin Blake

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 6.0, 6.0, 9543.

Sub title

tales of childhood

Summary

Dahl presents humorous and sometimes painful anecdotes from his own childhood, including summer vacations in Norway and his years at English boarding schools

Table Of Contents

Starting-point. -- Papa and Mama -- Kindergarten, 1922-3 -- Llandaff Cathedral School, 1923-5 (age 7-9). -- The bicycle and the sweet-shop -- The great mouse plot -- Mr. Coombes -- Mrs. Pratchett's revenge -- Going to Norway -- The magic Island -- A visit to the doctor -- St. Peter's, 1925-9 (age 9-13). -- First day -- Writing home -- The matron -- Homesickness -- A drive in the motor-car -- Captain Hardcastle -- Little Ellis and the boil -- Goat's tobacco -- Repton and Shell, 1929-36 (age 13-20). -- Getting dressed for the big school -- Boazers -- The headmaster -- Chocolates -- Corkers -- Fagging -- Games and photography -- Goodbye school

Target audience

juvenile

Contributor