Danny the Champion of the World

from jwondga

Danny, Champion of the World was given to me by a friend many years ago. It was one of the few Roald Dahl books I haven't read, so I was excited to read it. I was moved to tears while reading this ...

from LaviniaRossetti

Danny lives with his father in a small, rickety caravan. I think it is rather clever, for the caravan is based on the caravan which was in Roald Dahl's garden. His mother died at childbirth. His fa...

from sroslund

Danny and his father live in a small gypsy caravan just big enough for two, next to their small filling station where they both work on engines and fill up gas tanks. They live in a small town and ...

from Naberius

One of my favorite stories of Dahl's, this is a real adventure, albeit somewhat more of a gentle read compared to other books. This was one of my favorite books growing up, and it's one I recommend...

from Lukerik

"I knew a baby once who caught his fingers in the spokes of a pram wheel," my father said. "It cut them clean off." The doctor smiled. Classic Dahl. What's really clever is how the novel is fully a...