The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More

by Roald Dahl

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl brings the magic of Dahl's writing to an older generation - perfect for teens.

Seven superb stories, full of Roald Dahl's usual magic, mystery and suspense.

Meet the boy who can talk to animals, the man who can see with his eyes closed, and find out about the treasure, buried deep underground on Thistley Green.

'An unforgettable read, don't miss it' - Sunday Times

Roald Dahl was born in 916 in Wales of Norwegian parents. He was educated in England before starting work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. He began writing after a 'monumental bash on the head' sustained as an RAF fighter pilot during the Second World War. Roald Dahl is one of the most sucessful and well known of all children's writers. Roald Dahl died in 1990 at the age of seventy-four.

• ISBN10: 0141311495
• ISBN13: 9780141311494
• Publish Date: 3 September 2009 (first published 12 September 1977)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 26 November 2013
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Puffin
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 224
• Language: English

Reviews

[KitsuneBae]

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Review:

Henry Sugar is a Roald Dahl through and through. It was funny with outrageous characters but definitely an awesome book for the family. It may have a lot of pleasant exaggeration but the lessons it conveyed were certainly practical and heartwarming.

I actually found myself laughing and crying at the same time for Henry wasn’t your typical hero. He had been evil and clueless and yet, he never backed down from making a difference in the lives of those poor children.

I’ve learned a lot from Henry. On how he transformed from being immature to mature, from being self-centered to selfless, from being greedy to becoming the most generous person in the planet. And most of all, for reminding us that there’s goodness in each and everyone of us. We just only have to stop and look back. I heart this book!

What do you think about this sort-of-Robinhood story? Did it affect you as much as it did to me? Gosh, I was on the verge of tears when I was on the last chapters of the book.