James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 1961
Word Count 23,843
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 790L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 232, 4.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and daughters
- Dahl, Roald. James and the giant peach--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Dahl, Lucy
- James and the giant peach (Motion picture)
- Fairy tales
- Dahl, Roald--Family--Juvenile literature
- Dahl, Roald. James and the giant peach
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- James and the giant peach (Motion picture)--Juvenile literature
- Children's stories, English--History and criticism--Juvenile literature
- Children--Books and reading--Great Britain--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Authors, English--20th century--Family relationships--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Dahl, Roald--Film and video adaptations--Juvenile literature
- Authors, English
- Dahl, Lucy--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
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