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The Twits

by Roald Dahl Publisher: PUFFIN BOOKS

Pranks, captive monkeys, and a plan for revenge

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Paperback New English

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Pranks, captive monkeys, and a plan for revenge

Mr. and Mrs. Twit’s household runs on cruelty: they torment one another, trap birds, and force their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, to stand on their heads. The monkeys’ decision that they have had enough gives the story its central conflict, linking the Twits’ nasty tricks with a bid for escape and payback. With its focus on comic misbehavior and animal captivity, the book sets up a contest between the couple’s cruelty and the monkeys’ response.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 looking for juvenile fiction.
  • Readers interested in comic stories about tricks, troublemaking, and revenge.
  • Young readers who enjoy stories featuring animals and captive creatures seeking freedom.

Themes

Cruelty and retaliationPranks and mischiefAnimal captivity and freedom

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Book overview

From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!

NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX: Don't miss the animated film The Twits, features the voices of Johnny Vegas, Margot Martindale, Emilia Clarke, and Natalie Portman and music by David Byrne and Hayley Williams!


Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything--except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge.
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