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    <![CDATA[Danny’s life seems perfect: his home is a gypsy caravan, he’s the youngest car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. And when Danny discovers his father’s secret, he’s off on the adventure of a lifetime. Here’s Roald Dahl’s famous story about a 9-year-old boy, his dad, and a daring and hilarious pheasant-snatching expedition. Just as important, it’s the story of the love between a boy and his father who, in Danny’s own words, is “the most marvelous and exciting father a boy ever had.”<br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oddly to some, this still stands as my favorite Roald Dahl book. It's hard for me to pinpoint why, since it's my opinion and I hate examining my opinions too closely, but to take a swing at it:<br/>It's one of the least zany of Dahl's books, which ultimately gives it staying power. With many of his...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6950784">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My God! this was what i said to myself; this man teaching his son who to steal from others? but then, some more pages . . . hummm . . . and some more pages . . . My God! this book is lovely, this is what all parents must to read, they do not know how react towards thier childeren, and this book teac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/403073">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Danny the Champion of the World: Danny Si Juara Dunia]]>
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    <![CDATA[Danny sangat mengagumi ayahnya, tapi betapa terkejutnya ia ketika mengetahui ayahnya ternyata melakukan perbuatan kriminal! Orang dewasa kadang memang melanggar peraturan, tapi Danny tahu ayahnya tetap baik, penyayang, pintar, dan penuh ide asyik.<br/><br/>Ia akhirnya terlibat petualangan seru bersama ayahnya ketika mereka melaksanakan rencana paling berani dan berbahaya untuk mengakali Mr. Hazell yang jahat dan pelit.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Saya suka pada ketabahan ayah Danny membesarkan putranya seorang diri.<br/>Saya suka pada cinta Danny dan ayahnya.<br/>Saya suka pada gambaran bahwa mereka bukan keluarga sempurna.<br/><br/>Dan setiap orang boleh untuk tidak suka pada suatu hal.<br/>Saya tidak keberatan semua orang di kota Dann...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81716987">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Danny’s life seems perfect: his home is a gypsy caravan, he’s the youngest car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. And when Danny discovers his father’s secret, he’s off on the adventure of a lifetime. Here’s Roald Dahl’s famous story about a 9-year-old boy, his dad, and a daring and hilarious pheasant-snatching expedition. Just as important, it’s the story of the love between a boy and his father who, in Danny’s own words, is “the most marvelous and exciting father a boy ever had.”<br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[The movie with Jeremy Irons, his wife, Sinead Cusack, his son and his father-in-law is just as good as the book!  Great for all ages.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Danny's dad is the best - a wonderful mechanic, a brilliant storyteller and a genius at kites. But when Danny is nine he discovers that his father has a deep, dark secret - a secret that leads them both on a dangerous adventure.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[YA. I got this book as a reward for participating in my library's summer reading program back when I was still short enough to read for cash and prizes. Ironically enough, I never read it. Sab instructed me to do so, and I finally dug it out and gave it a go. <br/><br/>This is a book about Danny a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5440914">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Danny’s life seems perfect: his home is a gypsy caravan, he’s the youngest car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. And when Danny discovers his father’s secret, he’s off on the adventure of a lifetime. Here’s Roald Dahl’s famous story about a 9-year-old boy, his dad, and a daring and hilarious pheasant-snatching expedition. Just as important, it’s the story of the love between a boy and his father who, in Danny’s own words, is “the most marvelous and exciting father a boy ever had.”<br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[In either year 2 or 3 (actually I think it happened both years) my class had a substitute teacher at the end of the year. She was amazing and I adored her. She would always read us stories which of course I loved. As well as this book she also read us Roald Dahls The Witches and The BFG.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8690269">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;My father, without the slightest doubt, was the most marvelous and exciting father any boy ever had.&quot; Danny feels very lucky. He adores his life with his father, living in a gypsy caravan, listening to his stories, tending their gas station, puttering around the workshop, and occasionally taking off to fly home-built gas balloons and kites. His father has raised him on his own, ever since Danny's mother died when he was four months old. Life is peaceful and wonderful... until he turns 9 and discovers his father's one vice. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world. <em>Danny</em> is right up to Roald Dahl's impishly brilliant standards. An intense and beautiful father-son relationship is balanced with sublegal high jinks that will have even the most rigid law-abider rooting them on. Dahl's inimitable way with words leaves the reader simultaneously satisfied and itching for more. (Ages 9 to 13)  <em>--Emilie Coulter</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[A bit far-fetched. I'd passed by this book many times before and it never caught my interest on account of it being long and the title not being more discriptive. You could be the champion of the world through many things; doing something exceedingly difficult or impossible, inventing something that...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69535362">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Mom says...<br/>I read this chapter book to my son recently, and he liked it a lot. It was actually my copy from when I was young; I loved most of the Roald Dahl books, but don't now remember actually having read this one. With my son, I'd already read <em>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</em> and <em>James an...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59478948">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>When you grow up <br/>And have children of your own<br/>Do please remember<br/>Something important<br/><br/>A stodgy parent is no fun at all<br/><br/>What a child wants<br/>And deserves<br/>Is a parent who is<br/><br/><strong>SPARKY</strong> </em><br/><br/>…and with that li’l post-script, Roald Dahl sums...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66733215">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my third time reading this.  The first was when my 1st grade teacher read it to our class.  The second time was to my daughters, and now I just finished reading it to my boys.  It is one of my favorite all time children's books, and my favorite Roald Dahl story.  The boys were mezmorized by...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38528133">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Nine-year-old Danny has the world’s most wonderful father, which is a good thing because he doesn’t have a mother. He and his father live in an old gypsy caravan outside a small town, and run a gas station. By the time he’s seven, Danny can take apart and put together a small motor, all on his...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67408612">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my favorite Roald Dahl book as a kid, which I think is rather funny considering it's the only one that has absolutely no magic in it. But hey, it's a story about a gypsy boy who invents the best way ever to steal pheasants from rich people. How can you not love it?]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[دنی قهرمان جهان<br/><br/>دنی چهار ماه بیشتر نداشت که مادرش را از دست داد و پدرش به تنهایی او را بزرگ کرد. دنی از آن دوران خاطره های شیرین بسیار دارد که در این کتاب  آنها را ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45273212">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok, the plot of this book is really, really bizarre. I guess today we'd call it &quot;high concept.&quot; I mean, a widespread conspiracy to drug a giant flock of pheasants? WTF? Still, I loved it when I was a kid.]]></body>
    
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