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Banned Books Week: Roald Dahl’s The Witches
Roald Dahl was my first role model. After I read The Witches in third grade, I decided I
wanted to be a writer when I grew up. Not only did I read everything else Dahl
had written, but I started writing my own stories in imitation of his style. I
lent The Witches to my best friend,
who struggled in school and especially hated reading. She also fell in love
with Dahl, and we
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Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amThis is retarted. He is an awesome author.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amThe beautiful thing about Dahl is that he really does get inside the heads of kids. Did you, as a kid, always think pleasant, happy thoughts? Of course not. Kids imagine crazy stuff, scary stuff, and Dahl does that, too, while giving his child-heroes the ability to get through it.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI love Roald Dahl! I read one of his books each year to my Kindergarten class. Usually it is Matilda but they also really enjoy Esio Trot. I think I have only read The Witches once. But the kids love his books and joke about the closet in my room being “the chokie” (even though they know what is in there). Thanks for writing this piece it just reminded me of why I bring him out each year.
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