The BFG
by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
Roald Dahl's beloved novel hits the big screen in July 2016 in a major motion... read more
- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 1982
Word Count 37,568
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 720L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 5058, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Giants
- Orphans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | General
- Giants--Fiction
- Orphans
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: Bookworms
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