Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. Roald dahl, charlie and the chocolate factory this was one of the stories that enthralled me as a child, and now i have the privilege of sharing that joy with my two sons. Interest level, reading level, reading az, atos, word count. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. She had felt most wonderfully the power surging up behind her eyes, gushing like a warm fluid inside her skull, and her eyes had became scorching hot, hotter than ever before, and things had come bursting out of her eyesockets and then the piece of chalk had lifted itself up and had begun to write. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. Word count for novels and books is something i dont think about too often until i travel to a writers conference, and then someone asks a simple, innocent question. A novella is usually between 20,000 and 50,000 words. As the main character in the roald dahl book, matilda, she has read many classics, which are. Samuel, who is five, insisted that we read this book during his midyear holidays and could happily have listened to it in one sitting. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. Find and circle words across, down, and diagonally. It was the first of four books by dahl among the top 100, more than any other writer.
These books gave matilda a hopeful and comforting message. After reading matilda by roald dahl use this printable and interactive word search puzzle to extend student learning. Free matilda study unit worksheets for teachers to print. There are no hardandfast rules when it comes to what word count a novel in a particular genre should be. Word count for famous novels organized by hawthorn mineart, under books, writing. Matilda applies her untapped powers to rid the school of the mean headmistress, miss trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, miss honey, to financial security. Find the publisher, publication date, price, page count, etc. The average novel is usually between 80,000 and 100,000 words. The reason is that publishers think books of this length sell the best. Matilda kindle edition by dahl, roald, blake, quentin.
Quentin blake has illustrated more than three hundred. Matilda wormwood is a bibliophile, which is a person who really loves books. It was published in 1988 by jonathan cape in london, with 232 pages and illustrations by quentin blake. Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be true. Matilda dahl fiction kindle edition by dahl, roald, blake, quentin. Time included matilda in its list of the 100 best youngadult books of all time.
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