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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1981 · Est. 1.5 hour read
George's Marvellous Medicine
By Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
A young boy creates a special medicine to cure his grumpy grandmother, but it has unexpected and chaotic consequences
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104 pages· 11,981 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
George is left alone with his grumpy grandma and decides to concoct a special medicine to cure her grouchiness. Using bizarre ingredients, he creates a potion that promises to change everything. But as the mixture takes effect, George and his grandma are in for an unexpected surprise. Will his remedy work wonders or unleash chaos? Discover the wild results of George's daring experiment and the unexpected twists that follow.
"This is a silly thing to say to a small boy at any time. It immediately made him wonder what sort of mischief he might get up to."
— from the book
From the publisher
A taste of her own medicine.
George is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for everything. And George knows just what to put into it. Grandma’s in for the surprise of her life—and so is George, when he sees the results of his mixture!
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 104
- Words
- 11,981
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 640L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 2
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 10776
Publication
- Published
- August 16, 2007
- First published
- January 10, 1981
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780142410356
- OCLC
- 179927366
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