Roald Dahl
1) The witches
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
This Roald Dahl classic tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven-year-old boy who has a run-in with some real-life witches! In fairy tales witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks and they ride on broomsticks. But this is not a fairy tale. This is about REAL WITCHES. REAL WITCHES dress in ordinary clothes and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses and they work in ordinary jobs. That is why they...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Charlie Bucket's life is going to change forever, thanks to his miraculous mom. Willy Wonka, chocolate maker extraordinaire, has hidden five golden tickets in ordinary bars of chocolate, and the child who finds one will get the chance to visit his incredible factory. And Charlie has found one, but so have Augustus Gloop, a glutton for chocolate; Veruca Salt, a spoiled and selfish brat; Violet Beauregarde, a repulsive gum-chewer; and Mike Teavee, a...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
"At the end of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, we left our hero riding in triumph in his Great Glass Elevator, the proud new owner of the gigantic and fabulous Chocolate Factory. The other passengers were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bucket, his four grandparents (all in one huge bed!) and, of course, Mr. Willy Wonka, chocolate maker extraordinaire! When Grandma Josephine panics and presses the wrong button, the Great Glass Elevator goes into orbit!...
8) Matilda
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
"Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different, but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It will take superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves, and Matilda may be just the one to do it!
9) The BFG
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts. Life there is no fun, until James receives some magical, tiny green things and accidentally drops them by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends-- Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Taking up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory leaves off, Charlie, his family, and Mr. Wonka find themselves launched into space in the great glass elevator. Mr. Willy Wonka might be a genius with chocolate, but Charlie and his family don't trust his flying skills one bit. And right now, he's at the helm of a giant glass elevator that's picking up speed and hurtling through space with Charlie and the entire Bucket family stuck inside! Roald Dahl's...
13) Going solo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Description
As a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, Roald Dahl recounts his adventures living in the jungle and later flying a fighter plane in World War II.
14) Esio Trot
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shy Mr. Hoppy devises a plan to win the heart of his true love by teaching her a spell to make her tortoise grow bigger.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Containing excerpts from earlier tributes to Dahl's work and wit, this is an eclectic and funny collection of tidbits by and about the late author. It also features a missing chapter from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Seven stories of fantasy and fun. THE BOY WHO TALKED WITH ANIMALS-In which a stranded sea turtle and a small boy have more in common than meets the eye. THE HITCHHIKER-Proves that in a pinch a professional pickpocket can be the perfect pal. THE MILDENHALL TREASURE-A true tale of a fortune found and an opportunity lost. THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR-In which a modern-day Robin Hood brings joy to the hearts of orphans--and fear to the souls...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Roald Dahl's darkly funny masterpiece, The Witches, now available as a graphic novel from Eisner Award-winning artist Pénélope Bagieu!Witches are real, and they are very, very dangerous. They wear ordinary clothes and have ordinary jobs, living in ordinary towns all across the world — and there's nothing they despise more than children. When an eight-year-old boy and his grandmother come face-to-face with the Grand High Witch...
19) Vile Verses
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
An illustrated collection of children's songs, fairy tales, and poems.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
Español
Description
"Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate es una historia de Roald Dahl, el gran autor de literatura infantil. El señor Wonka, dueño de la magnífica fábrica de chocolate, ha escondido cinco billetes de oro en sus chocolatinas. Quienes los encuentren serán los elegidos para visitar la fábrica. Charlie tiene la fortuna de encontrar uno de esos billetes y, a partir de ese momento, su vida cambiará para siempre."
Each of five children lucky enough to...