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George's Marvelous Medicine

by Roald Dahl Publisher: PUFFIN BOOKS

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A homemade remedy with unpredictable possibilities

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A homemade remedy with unpredictable possibilities

George’s task of giving his cantankerous grandmother her medicine sparks an experiment of his own. Mixing unusual ingredients, he creates a concoction meant to change her behavior, though its effects may be far less orderly than he intends. The setup combines a family conflict with comic, fantastical invention, making the medicine itself the hinge between George’s everyday responsibility and the story’s escalating what-if premise.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in comic fiction and fantastical inventions.
  • Readers who enjoy stories centered on family relationships and mischievous experiments.

Themes

Family relationshipsIngenuity and experimentationConsequences of tinkering

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Book overview

From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda!

George's grandma is a grouch! She's always mean to George (and not much nicer to his parents, either). One day, when George is put in charge of giving Grandma her medicine, he wonders if he can come up with his own remedy to try and help Grandma become less of a grump. Using some rather unusual ingredients, George creates a magic medicine, a remedy for everything. But will it stop his grandma from being so horrible . . . or will it shoot sparks out of the top of her head?!
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