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Boy : Tales of Childhood
by Roald Dahl
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Topeka Bindery (1999-10)
ISBN: 080857275X
EAN: 9780808572756
Dewy Decimal #: 823.914
School & Library Binding
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
SKU: FL0232
Condition: Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
"An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details. This is not an autobiography. I would never write a history of myself. On the other hand, throughout my young days at school and just afterwards a number of things happened to me that I have never forgotten." -- Roald Dahl As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, bestselling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don't yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed! Performed by Derek Jacobi
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Customer Reviews
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Pass the Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate bar, please!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-12-01
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
BOY: TALES OF CHILDHOOD was a thoroughly enjoyable autobiography about the early years of British author Roald Dahl. I used to wonder how he came by such an unusual first name until I read that his family originally came from Norway. All of that and more is written in this small book, and some 81 five star reviews preceding mine attest to how truly entertaining it really is. Of particular interest to me were his years in several Public Schools (We here in the US know them as Private or Prep Schools.) where he excelled in sports and suffered, at times, the bullying and corporal punishment that was mercilessly doled out to young boys by sadistic Head Masters and Upper Grade Students alike.
Dahl's book is divided into four parts: 1. Starting-point (His "Papa and Mama" and kindergarten 1922-3), 2. Llandaff Cathedral School (1923-5), 3. St Peter's School (1925-9), and 4. Repton School and Shell Oil Company (1929-36). So, the book covers the years from his birth in 1916 to his graduation from Repton School and employment with the Shell Oil Company in Africa prior to the beginning of WW2. It concludes with Roald joining the RAF in 1939 to train as a fighter pilot. Dahl continued his autobiographical adventures during the war in a follow-up book entitled GOING SOLO.
Although Roald Dahl passed away in 1990, his books are still very popular with children and adults of all ages. I highly recommend this wonderful book...and everything else this incredibly talented man has ever written.
P.S. Many family photos, bits and pieces from hand-written letters by the author, and amusing pen and ink drawings by British artist Quentin Blake are included.
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Roald Dahl's life
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-30
My twin eight year old sons are just loving all the Roald Dahl books. This one in particular fascinates them as it is the story of his own life.
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I've lost track of how often I've read this book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-22
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I adore reading and devour about 3-4 books a month, and I can safely say this is my favorite book of all time. I first read Boy when I was around 8. Now, nearly twenty years later, I still have that same copy. The cover is hanging on by a thread and the binding is in sad shape, but it sums up how I feel about the book: I have read it to death. No one tells a story or turns a phrase quite like Dahl. His descriptions of homemade Norwegian ice cream alone make the book worth reading! While not recommended for very young children due to some disturbing images (corporal punishment at school, a scary trip to the dentist), anyone who loves vivid, memorable, hilarious memoirs should read this book...over and over again!
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Funny book
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-06-29
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
This hilarious book from Roald Dahl that tells about the funny things that he had done throughout his life. People who enjoy other books Dahl wrote will laugh on this one. For instance, Roald and his friends put a dead rat into a jar of Gobstoppers. IF you read the book, you should read more of Roald Dahl's adventures. I will recommend this book to people who like nonfiction and funny stories because it has both great and funny story.
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Fun, easy read...
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-11-11
1 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
My 15 year old brother-in-law enjoyed reading this book with me. I enjoyed it myself!!
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