
James and the Giant Peach
About this book
***Roald Dahl's first and most widely celebrated book for young people continues to thrill readers around the world.***
**When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, 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. When James discovers a secret entrance-way into the fruit and crawls inside, he meets wonderful new friends--the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the dainty Ladybug, and the Centipede of the multiple boots. ***After years of feeling like an outsider in his aunts' house, James finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach household starts rolling away--and the adventure begins!***
"This is a stunning book to be cherished for its story, a superb fantasy."***--Chicago Tribune***
"A beautifully written, fantastic book."***--Christian Science Monitor***
Subjects
- adolescent
- ants
- aunts
- believe
- books
- boys
- bugs
- chapter books
- chapters
- children
- children's
- children's fiction
- children's plays
- children's stories
- christian books
- crystals
- cuentos de hadas
- english fiction
- fairy tales
- family
- fantasy
- fantasy fiction
- fiction
- german
- humor
- humorous
- humorous stories
- imagination
- insects
- juvenile
- juvenile fiction
- kid's
- literature
- loneliness
- lonely
- magic
- make
- mean
- open library staff picks
- orphans
- peach
- peaches
- plays
- readers
- roald dahl
- spanish
- stories
- translations
- translations into spanish
- tweens