For the first time in a decade, Willy Wonka, the reclusive and eccentric chocolate maker, is opening his doors to the public--well, five members of the public to be exact. The lucky five who find a Golden Ticket in their Wonka chocolate bars will receive a private tour of the factory, given by Mr. Wonka himself. For young Charlie Bucket, this a dream come true. And, when he finds a dollar bill in the street, he can't help but buy two Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delights--even though his impoverished family could certainly use the extra dollar for food. But as Charlie unwraps the second chocolate bar, he sees the glimmer of gold just under the wrapper! The very next day, Charlie, along with his unworthy fellow winners Mike Teavee, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, and Augustus Gloop, steps through the factory gates to discover whether or not the rumors surrounding the Chocolate Factory and its mysterious owner are true. What they find is that the gossip can't compare to the extraordinary truth, and for Charlie, life will never be the same again. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, another unforgettable masterpiece from the legendary Roald Dahl, never fails to delight, thrill, and utterly captivate. (Ages 9 to 12)

I read the book today in one go, because I am going to watch the movie tonight!
I really enjoyed the book, it is really funny and full of imagination.
I am looking forward to seeing the movie with Johnny Depp :-)

The book is available now.

reserved for concertina8

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wird bei der Ladies Night an concertina übergeben

one off my wish list! yippieee!

i never got around to reading a roald dahl-book. can you believe it? of course, i did see the new film-version of "charlie and the chocolate factory". it is afer all a tim burton-film and with johnny depp as willy wonka you can't go wrong, really.

it's an absolutely lovely book and i can see why mr. dahl is such an icon of children's literature in the english speaking world (along with dr. seuss, of course).

definately not my last dahl-book. i do have a collection of his "unexpeted tales" somewhere in my real-life bookshelf that i will dig up.

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at the OBCZ

I grabbed the book when concertina tried to release it :-)
I want to pass it on to a friend!

What a great surprise! This book is on my wishlist, and I can't wait to read it :) Hopefully it'll be sometime over the summer... I want to read the book before seeing the movie! (I'm behind, I know... :/)

Thank you for sharing, Sandra :)

Hihi, this was a crazy story - and a very fast read. My absolute favourite crazyness-thing was the "Square Candies That Look Round" :D That made me giggle ;) I like the way Roald Dahl playes with the words and the language (among other things there's "store-room number 77 - all the beans, cocao beans, coffee beans, jelly beans, and has beans" - nice!)

Thank you for sharing, Sandra :) Now I guess it's time for me to check out that Johnny Depp movie, too ;)

Edited later that same day: The book is on it's way to Antigone1 in Switzerland...

Received it as a RABCK - many, many thanks!!