Thirteen stories, selected for teenagers, from Dahl's adult writings, including "The Great Automatic Grammarizator," "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat," and "Vengeance Is Mine Inc."

Introduces teenagers to the adult short stories of Roald Dahl.

"Las buenas historias de fantasmas, al igual que los buenos libros infantiles, son tremendamente complicadas de escribir. Yo mismo soy escritor de relatos, y aunque llevo cuarenta y cinco años ejerciendo y siempre he deseado escribir una sola historia de fantasmas decente, nunca he logrado sacarla adelante. Y bien sabe Dios que lo he intentado. En una ocasión creí que lo había conseguido. Fue con un cuento que ahora se titula "La patrona". Pero...

“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times
THE TWITS
How do you outwit a Twit?
Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything—except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds...

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...