The BFG
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–11 · 1982 · Est. 5 hour read

The BFG

Written by Roald Dahl · Illustrated by Quentin Blake

A young orphan is carried off by a dream-blowing giant, then must help him stop the man-eating ones.

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207 pages· 36,978 words· Est. 5 hour read· 720L
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Sophie, a young orphan, is whisked away by the BFG, a gentle giant unlike his fearsome kin. When she learns of a sinister plan by other giants to devour children in England, Sophie and the BFG embark on a daring mission to thwart them. Can this unlikely duo save the day, or will the giants' hunger prevail? Join Sophie and the BFG on a whimsical adventure filled with danger, courage, and unexpected friendships.

" I is a dream-blowing giant," the BFG said. "When all the other giants is galloping off every what way and which to swollop human beans, I is scuddling away to other places tp blow dreams into the heads of sleeping children. Nice dreams. Lovely golden dreams."

— from the book

From the publisher

From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda!

The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It’s lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!

Awards

FCBG Children’s Book Award (1983)
At a glance
Format
Pages
207
Words
36,978
Reading age
7–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
720L
Themes & topics
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The BFG had many ideas about humans. Which seem to be the truest (from your human point of view), and why?

If the BFG hadn't taken Sophie, what might her life have been like?

How might the real British government have reacted to news of child-killing giants?

Why do you think Roald Dahl decided to make the BFG speak the way he does? What role does language play in the story?

Why do you think Roald Dahl made Sophie an orphan?

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.8
F&P level
~Q
Scholastic level
U
AR points
6
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
5058
Publication
Published
August 1, 2007
First published
November 1, 1982
Publisher
Viking Books For Young Readers
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142410387
LCCN
83105332
OCLC
171013276

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