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The TwitsRoald Dahl
The Twits
by Roald Dahl
Mr and Mrs Twit are hideous and spend their days playing revolting tricks on each other and tormenting caged monkeys. The monkeys plan something better.
A story about a grown-up villain and animals, funny and silly in tone. We would put it with children of 6–9, and at a reading age of about 8 for reading alone.
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