When it comes to novels written for kids featuring characters who are kids, Roald Dahl ranks among the best of the best, sharing the status of all-time great with the likes of Beverly Clearly, Judy Blume, and J.K. Rowling. The British author (1916–1990) wrote enough classics to keep a fifth grader busy for months, specializing […]
For my money, nothing that Steven King has ever conjured up is as terrifying as Agatha Trunchbull. For that matter, the horrors that greet unfortunate travelers of George R.R. Martin’s kingsroad are trifles compared with meeting The Grand High Witch on a no-makeup day. Roald Dahl was the king of villainy, and don’t let anyone […]