Danny the Champion of the World

By Roald Dahl

Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he’s the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world.

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Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, widowed father William Smith and his son Danny live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy, and when he won’t take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father. Danny and his father decide to get even with Victor Hazell and his pheasant-shooting friends in a manner in keeping with their own family tradition.

 

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Weight 6.4 oz
Dimensions 7.7 × 5 × .7 in
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