Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryWilly Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life! |
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But as soon as they heard the door opening, and heard Charlie's voice saying, “
Good evening, Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine, and Grandpa George and
Grandma Georgina,” then all four of them would suddenly sit up, and their old ...
But as soon as they heard the door opening, and heard Charlie's voice saying, “
Good evening, Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine, and Grandpa George and
Grandma Georgina,” then all four of them would suddenly sit up, and their old ...
Page 12
While they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Bucket, Charlie's mother and father, had
come quietly into the room, and now both were standing just inside the door,
listening. “Tell Charlie about that crazy Indian prince,” said Grandma Josephine.
While they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Bucket, Charlie's mother and father, had
come quietly into the room, and now both were standing just inside the door,
listening. “Tell Charlie about that crazy Indian prince,” said Grandma Josephine.
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Not ordinary people, anyway.” “Then who?” cried Charlie. "Ah-ha. . . . That's it,
you see. . . . That's another of Mr. Willy Wonka's clevernesses.” “Charlie, dear,”
Mrs. Bucket called out from where she was standing by the door, “it's time for bed.
Not ordinary people, anyway.” “Then who?” cried Charlie. "Ah-ha. . . . That's it,
you see. . . . That's another of Mr. Willy Wonka's clevernesses.” “Charlie, dear,”
Mrs. Bucket called out from where she was standing by the door, “it's time for bed.
Page 18
... that place are chocolates and candies. They come out through a special trap
door in the wall, all packed and addressed, and they are picked up every day by
Post Office trucks.” “But Grandpa, what sort of people are they that work in there?
... that place are chocolates and candies. They come out through a special trap
door in the wall, all packed and addressed, and they are picked up every day by
Post Office trucks.” “But Grandpa, what sort of people are they that work in there?
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User Review - Olivermagnus - LibraryThingCharlie and the Chocolate Factory is a classic children's book about five kids who win a chance to tour Willy Wonka's mysterious candy-making operation. It focuses on Charlie Bucket who loves Willie ... Read full review
Contents
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| 8 | |
| 12 | |
| 15 | |
| 19 | |
The First Two Finders | 21 |
Charlies Birthday | 26 |
Two More Golden Tickets Found | 29 |
The Chocolate Room | 63 |
The OompaLoompas | 68 |
Augustus Gloop Goes up the Pipe | 72 |
Down the Chocolate River | 80 |
The Inventing RoomEverlasting | 87 |
The Great Gum Machine | 91 |
Goodby Violet | 94 |
Along the Corridor | 102 |
Grandpa Joe Takes a Gamble | 34 |
The Family Begins to Starve | 37 |
The Miracle | 42 |
What It Said on the Golden Ticket | 46 |
The Big Day Arrives | 53 |
Mr Willy Wonka | 57 |
Square Candies That Look Round | 106 |
Veruca in the Nut Room | 109 |
The Great Glass Elevator | 118 |
The TelevisionChocolate Room | 124 |
Only Charlie Left | 142 |
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Common terms and phrases
asked Charlie Augustus Gloop bar of chocolate blueberry boat button cacao beans Charlie and Grandpa Charlie's chewing gum Chocolate Factory chute course crazy cried Charlie cried Grandpa Joe darling delicious door enormous excitement face faster father fingers floor fudge gates girl Glass Elevator Golden Ticket gone Grandma Georgina Grandma Josephine Grandpa George hand He’s head huge inside joking Listen little Charlie Bucket look round Loompas lovely lucky machine Mike Teavee mother mouth never NUMBER Oompa-Loompas pa Joe piece of gum pink pipe Quentin Blake Roald Dahl rows rushed screamed screen shouted Grandpa Joe shrieked slowly smell smiled squirrel standing stared stick stood stopped suck suddenly taste terrific There's thing tiny turned Veruca Salt Violet Beauregarde vitamin watch television whizzing whole Willy Wonka wonderful Wonka's factory wrapper yelled
Bibliographic information
| Title | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| Author | Roald Dahl |
| Illustrated by | Quentin Blake |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2007 |
| ISBN | 1101653671, 9781101653678 |
| Length | 176 pages |
| Subjects | › › Juvenile Fiction / Family / Multigenerational Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories |
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