About this title: The autobiography, up to age 20, of the author of such books as CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. The book is divided into four parts, each corresponding with the years he spent at four different schools. Readers will be able to see how Dahl's school experiences, which often involve bullying unpleasant teachers, are reflected in fictional work. B&w photographs and drawings illustrate the text.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780374373740ISBN:0374373744
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 160 p. Contains: Illustrations. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780141303055ISBN:0141303050
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Great used copy; spine is unbent and pages are clean; cover curls slightly. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 176 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780141303055ISBN:0141303050
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 176 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780140318906ISBN:0140318909
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Softcover, as shown, gift-inscription, lightly tanned, but--APPEARS NOT READ. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 176 pp. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780140318906ISBN:0140318909
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. P.O. 's last name printed on inside of front cover. Otherwise, this book is flawless. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 176 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin
Date Published: 1986-08-05
ISBN-13:9780140318906ISBN:0140318909
Description: Very Good. Softcover; Puffin; 1986; 0.6 x 7.6 x 5 Inches; Very Good; Lightly read copy in very good condition. Unconditional money back guarantee. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780140318906ISBN:0140318909
Description: Very-Good. 8vo. {002565} Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl. ISBN 0140318909. Published by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers in 1986. TRADE PAPERBACK 8vo Juvenile 176pp. {Book Condition} VERY-GOOD {Book Condition Details} Binding: bumped ends, Cover: minor edge wear, minor soiling, short tear(s) on Spine, minor creasing, Text: light tanning. {Keywords} CHILDREN S FICTION BOYS JUVENILE GENERAL MEN. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780140318906ISBN:0140318909
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Binding tight, pages clean. Cover has some edgewear/chips/dents. Front cover has slight crease down front. Corners have minor wear. Great reading copy. Trade paperback. read more
"Boy is about Roald Dahl's lifetime as a young kid. He talks about his life as he grows up throughout the book. From when he was just a small baby to when he becomes 20. He talks about his experience in school and college. All the troubles, memories, and adventures he has had as a kid is in this book.
I can some what relate to his child hood. As a young child, Roald couldn't fit in very well. Same with myself. But as time went on, he became more independent and started to socialize more. Same with me as I became more independent.
I would give it 4 stars. In the beginning it is very enjoyable to read. But near the end, it starts to get a little boring. But overall, its a fun book for any one who wants to know how Roald got some of his stories. If you like adventurous but real books, than this is a book for you."
"A very enjoyable book, and quick to read. Roald Dahl tells some memorable tales from his boyhood. At times, the cruelty described at boarding schools is disturbing and it is hard to imagine that boys were treated that badly.
It certainly makes you want to read some of his novels after reading about what influenced him in childhood. One of the most interesting things to me is that at an early age, he began a habit of writing a letter to his mother at least once a week - and this continued until her death. At that time, he found that she had saved everyone of his letters. Obviously, this was very interesting to him to read what he had written to her over the years. Some of the letters are reproduced in the book - it is very curious that he signed them as Boy, not with his name. He was the only boy in a family of many girls."
"Boy (as Dahl was actually called as the only son in his family) is a surprisingly bland compilation of childhood memories. Based on Boy, I would never have guessed the creative genius that this child was to become - there were few if any inklings. The descriptions are much more appropriate for the stoic Norwegian child that Dahl actually was. The stories were interesting in the descriptions of English Public School, which no American can really fathom, but as almost a third of the book are descriptions of the abuse that Dahl or his schoolmates received, it is not the uplighting story one would expect. Dahl even admits that he may focus on this too much - particularly on caning - but defending himself by stating that he has chosen to focus on those memories that are the most vivid. The book is punctuated with copies of excepts from letters that the author wrote to his mother - every week until she died. Again, the lack of imagination is startling (every letter thanked her for the latest package or requested that something be sent!). The sequel -- Going Solo -- stands heads above this collection and there is no need to read this first to fully enjoy the sequel."
"Really wonderful - started just a tad slow, and I was thrown off by the simplicity of his style (it IS and autobiography for kids, after all), but it was fascinating, engaging, funny, and intense. His detail is rich, and he captures very vividly both the emotion and the action of growing up in the early 1920s at boarding school. He has funny names for people, like referring to one of his siblings always as "the ancient half-sister." I love how it also reads on an adult level; the stories are paced for a younger audience and have a kids point of view but the content can be adult. You can see the seeds of his future work growing here, the settings, the characters, and even the chocolate factory!"
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