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The Magic Finger

The Magic Finger

By Roald Dahl

Interest Level

Grades K - 2

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 3.5

Lexile Measure®: 450L

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: N

Type of Book: Chapter Book

Genre

  • Comedy and Humor
  • Fantasy

Theme/Subject

  • Magic and Supernatural
  • Just Rewards
  • Manners and Conduct

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About This Book

The Gregg family loves hunting, but their eight-year-old neighbor can't stand it. After countless pleas for them to stop are ignored, she has no other choice — she has to put her magic finger on them.

Now the Greggs are a family of birds, and like it or not, they're going to find out how it feels to be on the other end of the gun.

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Roald Dahl's biography
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl, one of the greatest story-tellers of all time, started writing after nearly dying in a plane crash in World War II. His first children's novel, James and the Giant Peach, was followed by an unbroken string of hugely successful, best-selling titles.
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