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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)

by Roald Dahl

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Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.
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  archivomorero | May 21, 2023 |
IRL: 3-6th grade
New England Round Table of Children's Librarians Award (1972, USA)
Surrey School Award (1976, UK)
Millenium Children's Book Award (2000, UK)
Blue Peter Book Award (2000, UK)
  Erin.Phillips | May 4, 2023 |
Independent Reading Level: Grade 5
Awards: New England Round Table of Children's Librarians Award, Surrey School Award, Millenium Children's Book Award, Blue Peter Book Award ( )
  Amber_Vickers | May 3, 2023 |
I really enjoyed this children's classic. I have watched the movie with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka many times and was seeing the movie while reading the book - it was closer to the book than I expected. I love the writing of Roald Dahl and I love his darker side. Willy Wonka is quite a villain, actually. ( )
  dacejav | May 3, 2023 |
Independent Reading Level: 5th Grade
Awards: New England Round Table of Children's Librarians Award (1972, USA)
  PaigeDavison | Apr 29, 2023 |
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Dahl, Roald—primary authorall editionsconfirmed
Avendaño, AlbertoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Blake, QuentinIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Brunetti, IvanIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Duranti, RiccardoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Eccleshare, JuliaAfterwordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Foreman, MichaelIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Freezer, HarriëtTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Freezer, HarriëtTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gaspar, ÉlisabethTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Grossman, LevForewordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Head, VerónicaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hodge, DouglasNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Idle, EricNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jacques, FaithIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Meek, ElinTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Petersen, Jens LouisTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Pitkänen, NinaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ren, RongrongTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sanz, JesúsIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Schindelman, JosephIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tunek, VivekaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
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Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory PLUS Three More All-Time Favorites (Boxed Set) by Roald Dahl
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Canonical title
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Original title
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Alternative titles
Original publication date
1964
People/Characters
Charlie Bucket
Caspar Slok
Willy Wonka
Veruca Peper
Mike Teavee
Important places
Wonka Chocolate Factory (factory)
Important events
Related movies
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971 | IMDb)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 | IMDb)
Jackanory: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1968 | s3e139-143 | IMDb)
Awards and honors
Waterstones Books of the Century (1997, No 34)
New England Round Table of Children's Librarian Prize (1972)
IBBY Honour Book (2016.151 | LEBANON | Arabic)
Surrey School Prize (1973)
IBBY Honour Book (2006.3 | Chinese Translation, 2006)
Epigraph
Dedication
For Theo
First words
These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr Bucket.
Quotations
'Whips!’ cried Veruca Salt. ‘What on earth do you use whips for?’

‘For whipping cream, of course,’ said Mr Wonka. ‘How can you whip cream without whips? Whipped cream isn’t whipped cream at all unless it’s been whipped with whips. Just as a poached egg isn’t a poached egg unless it’s been stolen from the woods in the dead of night!'
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Canonical DDC/MDS
823.914
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823.914Literature › English & Old English literatures › English fiction › Modern Period › 1901-1999 › 1945-1999

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PZ7.D1515Language and Literature › Fiction and juvenile belles lettres › Fiction and juvenile belles lettres › Juvenile belles lettres

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Penguin Australia

7 editions of this book were published by Penguin Australia.

Editions: 0141322713, 0141329858, 0141332123, 014133102X, 0141333162, 0143106333, 0141346450

 

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