After writing "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" R. Dahl went on to create some of the best children's stories of the 20th century. This one, "Danny the Champion of the World" is one of the lesser-known. Nevertheless, it's a fantastic account of the father-son relationship, shown through the eyes of a child. You will read it with the thrilled awe of a child yourself!
... Danny lives with his fun-loving father in a small rural area in England, behind the gas station. That's where he soaks up his Dad's country wisdom. One night Danny wakes up to find out that his father is missing. Though his father comes home safe, Danny's life will never be the same. That night a secret spills out about Danny's father. Soon Danny himself will become a part of that dark secret...
In Russian language. Reading level: ages 11 - 14.
Publisher: Rosman-Press, Russia. Hardcover. 129 pages. With hilarious original illustrations by Quentin Blake!
