James and the Giant Peach ~ Rana

James and the Giant Peach ~ Roald Dahl

9/20

Genre ~ Classic Literature

James' loving parents had died when they were eaten outside London Zoo by an angry rhinoceros. Since then, James has been living with his horrible Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. Ever since James started living with his Aunts, he was miserable and treated very badly. One day an old man appeared in the garden and gave James a bag of tiny green crystals. The old man gave him some very clear instructions what to do with the crystals and when he went to do them, James tripped over and spilled all the crystals everywhere near a peach tree. James was devastated about the spillage and tried to pick them up as fast as e could but the crystals sunk into the earth. James finally gave up. Later that day, Aunt Spiker noticed a peach growing on the tree and that was a big deal as a peach had never grown on that tree before. The peach kept growing and growing until it was almost as big as a house. Later at night, James' Aunts threw him outside and that's when he found the hole in the peach. This was also the start to his big adventure. The peach, James and the insects inside travelled to America trying make a fresh start and make new friends. They also hit a few bumps along the way. I loved this story as it had so many unexpected things happen. I give this book a 9/10.