James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

by Roald Dahl · Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Age Range
8-12 years
Reading Level
Independent Reader
Category
Chapter Book
Pages
160
Published
1961
ISBN
978-0142410363

About This Book

Orphaned James Henry Trotter lives miserably with his cruel aunts Sponge and Spiker until a giant peach grows in the garden. Inside, he meets human-sized insects who become his friends as the peach rolls into the ocean and they embark on an extraordinary voyage across the Atlantic.

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