This is a lovely book with 7 wonderful stories. Each story is fun to read and all of them are fantastic. My favorite story was 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar'. I've read nearly all of Roald Dahl's books and this is one of my favorites. I recommend it to everyone of every age. Don't forget to watch it's short movie after reading this! It was just as amazing as the book.

Matilda, undoubtedly one of the best children's books ever written, is influential for kids and adults around the world. I believe the quote from its infamous Matilda: The Musial "Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty." tells us everything we need to know. Below is a list of Matilda's favorite reads. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Animal Farm by George Orwell Great Expectations by Charles Di

Avery Grambs has a clear plan for the future: get past high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But this plan turns upside down when she inherits a fortune of billions from Tobias Hawthorne, a man she has never heard of. To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into the humongous Hawthorne house, which is full of puzzles, riddles, codes, and secret passageways. Unfortunately for Avery, it is also occupied by the remaining members of the Hawthorne family, who have just

Five years ago, high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh. Everyone in the small, silent town called Fairview knows the story. Now, as a senior herself, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. She can't shake the feeling that there's more to this case than people think, so she opens the case again, and starts investigating for her school project. But someone in Fairview doesn't want her investigating, and now her own life might be in dange

The Brocket family is proud of being perfectly normal. But the moment Barnaby Brocket is born, it's very clear that he is anything but ordinary. Barnaby defies the laws of gravity, and floats. His parents aren't happy at all, so one day they decide that Barnaby has to go. This is a wonderful and heart-warming story about an abnormal child who accidentally flies around the world. I really liked this story because it helps us understand that differences can be good too. Even th

In a peaceful retirement community, four unlikely friends meet every Thursday to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place very near them, they find themselves in the middle of a big investigation. The members of the Thursday Murder Club might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeve. I loved this book so much that I couldn't put it down. I liked the way that it was very funny and clever at the same time. I loved all the cha