Boy : tales of childhood / Roald Dahl.
Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.
Record details
- ISBN: 0140318909
- ISBN: 014241381X
- ISBN: 0374373744
- ISBN: 9780142413814
- ISBN: 9780142413814
- Physical Description: 160 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st American edition
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1984.
Content descriptions
- With Note:
- MARCIVE 03/01/06
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Starting-point -- Papa and Mama 13 -- Kindergarten, 1922-3 21 -- Llandaff Cathedral School, 1923-5 (age 7-9) -- Bicycle and the Sweet-shop 27 -- Great Mouse Plot 35 -- Mr Coombes 38 -- Mrs Pratchett's Revenge 45 -- Going to Norway 51 -- Magic Island 57 -- A Visit to the Doctor 64 -- St Peter's, 1925-9 (age 9-13) -- First Day 69 -- Writing Home 74 -- Matron 79 -- Homesickness 86 -- A Drive in the Motor-car 91 -- Captain Hardcastle 99 -- Little Ellis and the Boil 112 -- Goat's Tobacco 115 -- Repton and Shell, 1929-36 (age 13-20) -- Getting Dressed for the Big School 123 -- Boazers 128 -- Headmaster 130 -- Chocolates 133 -- Corkers 136 -- Fagging 140 -- Games and Photography 146 -- Goodbye School 151.
- Citation/References Note:
- Booklist, 6/1/1987
- Target Audience Note:
- 1020L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.3 6 9543.Accelerated Reader AR MG 6 6 9543.
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- Subject:
- Dahl, Roald > Juvenile literature.
Dahl, Roald > Childhood and youth > Juvenile literature.
Authors, English.
Authors, English > Juvenile literature.
Authors, English > 20th century > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Great Britain > Social life and customs > Juvenile literature. - Genre:
- Autobiographies.
Available copies
- 10 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansboro Branch Library | JB DAHL (Text) | 36015001776356 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
