The Twits
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · August 16, 2007
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
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- Who it’s for
- A gleefully mean-spirited comic tale where practical jokes meet payback.
- Themes
- Cruelty and revenge, Resistance to captivity
- Genres
- Funny Stories, Bird Stories, Monkeys & Apes
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From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX: Don’t miss the animated film The Twits, features the voices of Johnny Vegas, Margot Martindale, Emilia Clarke, and Natalie Portman and music by David Byrne and Hayley Williams! Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world.
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They hate everything—except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge.
Nasty Mischief
A gleefully mean-spirited comic tale where practical jokes meet payback.
Come here for
- Outrageous tricks between two thoroughly unpleasant people
- Caged monkeys and a scheme for revenge
Expect
- Absurd humor with a sharp, mischievous edge
- Bird pies, headstands, and comeuppance
Where it sits
| Monkeys & Apes | 87% |
|---|---|
| Funny Stories | 86% |
| Bird Stories | 52% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Monkeys & Apes
- Funny Stories
- Authors
- Roald Dahl
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- August 16, 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Cruelty and revenge · Resistance to captivity
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure