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Absent/unkind parents

8 books

Matilda

Matilda

Roald Dahl

Puns & word gamesDarkHeads up: Bullying, Absent/unkind parents
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Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking

Astrid Lindgren

Book 1 of 3 in Pippi Longstocking

Silly & physicalPuns & word gamesHeads up: Absent/unkind parents
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl

Puns & word gamesWhimsicalHeads up: Absent/unkind parents
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James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl

Puns & word gamesWarmHeads up: Absent/unkind parents
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A Little Princess

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

BittersweetMelancholicHeads up: Loss of a person, Bullying, Absent/unkind parents, New school
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George's Marvelous Medicine

George's Marvelous Medicine

Roald Dahl

Gross stuffPuns & word gamesHeads up: Bodily humor, Absent/unkind parents
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Faker
Puns & word gamesSuspensefulHeads up: Absent/unkind parents
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Robot Island

Robot Island

Cary Fagan

WhimsicalWarmHeads up: Absent/unkind parents
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