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The Magic Finger

by Roald Dahl

A strange reversal for the hunting family next door

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A strange reversal for the hunting family next door

A neighbor’s anger at the Gregg family’s hunting sets this short children’s story in motion. When her mysterious Magic Finger transforms them into birds, the family has to face an unfamiliar way of life. The premise turns a disagreement about hunting into a comic fantasy of role reversal, linking an extraordinary power with questions about how people treat animals. At 96 pages, the paperback offers a compact adventure for younger readers.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in comic fantasy and adventure
  • Readers curious about stories that bring animal welfare into a fantastical premise
  • Young readers looking for a short chapter book

Themes

Animal welfareHuntingAnger and consequencesTransformation and role reversal

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Book overview

From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG comes the story of a young girl with an incredible power!

To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Then one day the Greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger on them. When she's very, very angry, the little girl's Magic Finger takes over. She really can't control it, and now it's turned the Greggs into birds! Before they know it, the Greggs are living in a nest, and that's just the beginning of their problems....
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