About this title: This collection of stories, written by celebrated author Roald Dahl, features 13 spooky tales with surprise endings. With illustrations.
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Description: Good. Purchasing this DVD supports the North Central Regional Library. Thriftbooks and NCRL have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Library ID found on DVD and case. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Fair. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780141310343ISBN:0141310340
Description: Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Now in Speak!. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780141310343ISBN:0141310340
Description: Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Now in Speak!. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780141310343ISBN:0141310340
Description: Good. Remainder. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A good paperback copy, used but not abused. The binding is solid and there are no reading creases in the spine. The cover shows moderate wear, with the edges rubbed and the corner tips feathered and curling. There are a couple of dog-earred pages, but the text of the book is clean and unmarked. -------------------------------------------------------------------There are eleven wicked stories in this poshumous collection that will give older children--and ... read more
Description: Good. 0670891843 Book could have shelf wear, or a bump, or sunfade to edges. These are new unread books from the publisher with one of these conditions. See are feedback as customers are satisfied in how we grade our books. Has remainder mark. Fast shipping and customer service is our number 1 priority! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780141310343ISBN:0141310340
Description: New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Now in Speak!. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Edition: Third Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Puffin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780141310343ISBN:0141310340
Description: As New. No Jacket. Unread trade paperback. Scan available. Lime green covers with snake. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking [2000], [New York]
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780670891849ISBN:0670891843
Description: Near Fine in Fine jacket. Later [2nd] printing of the first US edition. This copy has a cursive facsimile signature of the author reproduced [by? ] under his printed name on the title page, however, this is not an authentic actual signature as the author died in 1990. Collects 11 stories. 212 pages. Remainder mark else Near Fine copy [spine heel lightly bumped] in Fine Dust Wrapper. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Puffin
Date Published: 2002-01-01
ISBN-13:9780141310343ISBN:0141310340
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780141310343. read more
"I don't know that all of these stories are aptly described as "macabre" but they are all disturbing & twisted on some level, that's for sure! The collection starts off very strongly, weakens in the middle, and then ends well. Some of the endings I'm a bit confused about. Still, this was a wonderful collection to get introduced to Roald Dahl, the writer for adults. I will definitely be investigating more of his adult fiction!
I originally looked into this because I teach 10th grade and we read "Lamb to the Slaughter" out of our textbook. It is ALWAYS a big hit, and I wanted to encourage students to read some of his other short stories. This is definitely a keeper for the classroom shelf!"
"Roald Dahl for teens. And big kids at heart, i.e. adults who read and loved Dahl's children's books and never knew he wrote for older audiences.
These are stories with edge. A bidding war occurs over a painting...which happens to be tattooed onto a man's back. A wife covers up a murder by feeding the detectives the evidence. A man invents a sound machine to hear nature - and its cries.
Dahl's language and imagination are a delight, as always. Need to check out his fiction for adults."
By Bethany,
Nottinghamshire, H3, The United Kingdom
"Roald Dahl is a literary genius. I don't know anyone who hasn't heard of his books and loved them. The BFG was always my favourite. My mum bought me a set of books for YA readers and I gobbled them up. I read this one first as I thought because it was by Roald DAhl- it will be more childlike and so I'll get it out the way.
I liked it a lot, the tension the darkness which I would never have though possible reading Matilda. I am impressed now, a good 3 or 4 years later and I am glad I have kept it."
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