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The BFG

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4 out of 5
Based on 472,917 Ratings and 12,931 Reviews

Book Description
Evidently not even Roald Dahl could resist the acronym craze of the early eighties. BFG? Bellowing ferret-faced golfer? Backstabbing fairy godmother? Oh, oh ... Big Friendly Giant! This BFG doesn't seem all that F at first as he creeps down a London street, snatches little Sophie out of her bed, and bounds away with her to giant land. And he's not really all that B when compared with his evil, car... More
Book Information
PublisherPuffin Books
BindingPaperback (114 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages208
ISBN-10014034019X
ISBN-13978-0140340198
Publication Date01/09/1989
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About Roald Dahl (Author) : Roald Dahl is a published author, compiler, creator, editor, illustrator, and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Roald Dahl include The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and... more
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About Quentin Blake (Illustrator) : Quentin Saxby Blake CBE (born December 16, 1932 in Sidcup) is a British cartoonist, illustrator and childrens' book author. He was educated at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. He sketched his f... more
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9/11/2013 Meagan Friedman

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7/30/2012 Sandra Ford tagged as: I recommend, I read

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10/20/2011 Gail Fattori tagged as: I'm reading

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3/27/2010 Sandra Bright said: Read, read, read!
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10/25/2008 Angela Mann said: 20317
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7/2/2008 Summer Dawn Laurie said: Oh how I love Mr. Dahl's BFG language. And who wouldn't want to have tea with the Queen of England? A pure romp.
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1/11/2007 Tracy O'Daniel

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