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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
That golden-ticket feeling. ✨
Who it's for
Few books capture anticipation as well: the hope and dread around each wrapper, the agonizing countdown, and then the joy of the find.
Hopeful, waiting→Delighted, excited
Feelings it meets
What it is
Charlie Bucket lives in deep poverty with his parents and four grandparents in a tiny house near Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory. When Wonka hides five Golden Tickets inside his chocolate bars, offering a tour of the factory, the whole world goes ticket-mad, and Charlie can afford only one bar a year.
Where to find it
Widely available in print, ebook and audiobook from libraries and bookstores (Puffin in the UK, Penguin Random House in the US).
Before you start
Heads up: Poverty and mildly scary fates.
Age: Not rated (children's book)
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act 3, Scene 1
