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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.
207 pages· 36,978 words· Est. 5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
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!
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 207
- Words
- 36,978
- Reading age
- 7–11
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 720L
After the last page
Talk about it together
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?
What readers & critics say
Reviews
6.4
out of 7
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The fine print
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
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