Boy Tales of Childhood — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- ReligionBriefChristian
Not found
- Race & culture
- Profanity
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate candy tester for Cadbury's? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don’t yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed!
Frequently asked questions
Is Boy Tales of Childhood appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The memoir repeatedly describes teachers, matrons and older boys beating schoolboys with canes, including Dahl himself, in graphic detail. The book describes frightening events from his childhood, including the canings and surgery without anesthetic, such as having his adenoids removed.
Does Boy Tales of Childhood have violence?
Found (Supporting): The memoir repeatedly describes teachers, matrons and older boys beating schoolboys with canes, including Dahl himself, in graphic detail.
Does Boy Tales of Childhood have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The book describes frightening events from his childhood, including the canings and surgery without anesthetic, such as having his adenoids removed.
Does Boy Tales of Childhood have religion?
Found (Brief, Christian): One reader says a chapter covers the Repton headmaster, a clergyman who caned boys, and that this made young Dahl doubt some 'men of God'.
Does Boy Tales of Childhood have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Boy Tales of Childhood have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Boy Tales of Childhood have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Boy Tales of Childhood have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Boy Tales of Childhood have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Boy Tales of Childhood have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
