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Classic childhood favorites for third graders
These are the books you'll remember from childhood - and that your child will love for a lifetime
By GreatSchools Staff
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Joseph Schindelman (Alfred A. Knopf, 1964).$6.99.
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Poor Charlie Bucket is practically starving to death, but his luck changes for the better when he wins a lifetime supply of candy — and a chance to visit Willy Wonka's fabulous, top-secret chocolate factory. This charming, irreverent tale, one of Roald Dahl's best, has captivated children for more than thirty years. In the best fairy-tale tradition, Dahl doesn't hide the fact that the world can be a grim and unfair place. Charlie's depressing life of poverty at the beginning of the novel reflects this bleak view. But, also in the best fairy-tale tradition, Dahl appeals to the strong sense of natural justice in children, and invites them to revel in a marvelously imagined world where people, both good and bad, get exactly what they deserve. 176 pages.
— Common Sense Media
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