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November 1, 2015
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November 30, 2015
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New School Classics- 1915-2005
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November 2015 New School Group Read

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I'm right and you're wrong, I'm big and you're small, and there's nothing you can do about it.

I don't normally read children's books (I also don't normally review books in the first person, so I guess this is a day of exceptions) but when my daughter was cleaning out her books a few months ago as she prepared to go to college, I "rescued" a couple books from the giveaway box that I had never read before and this is one of them. Dahl of course is most noted for his children's books, and Charl
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The story of a pint-size genius with special powers - and she's only five.

A masterpiece by Dahl, very funny indeed.
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Could have easily finished this in a day, were it not for the darn day job. Excellent middle-grade book.
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