Boy and Going Solo

Author: Roald Dahl

Genre: Autobiography / memoir / humorous non-fiction

Target age: 9-13

Description: Boy recounts Roald Dahl’s childhood, from his early years in Wales to his boarding school days in England. It is full of mischief and memorable moments, such as a prank involving a dead mouse in a jar of sweets, strict and often cruel teachers, and holidays in Norway. It shows how the experiences of his youth later shaped the imaginative stories he became famous for.

Going Solo picks up the story as a young Dahl heads to Africa to work for an oil company, and then becomes a fighter pilot in the Second World War. It includes adventures with snakes and lions, a dramatic crash in the Libyan desert and his experiences flying in Greece.

Condition: Good

Pages-394

Paperback