Skin and Other Stories -- Roald Dahl

How would you get rid of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? Where would you hide a diamond where no one else would think of looking? What if you found out that the tattoo on your back was worth over a million dollars? You will discover that just about anything is possible in a Roald Dahl story, and here are eleven of his very best.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Roald Dahl<br><b>Publisher:</b> Viking Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 01/14/2002<br><b>Pages:</b> 224<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.49lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.72h x 5.54w x 0.62d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780141310343<br><b>Age Range:</b> 12-UP<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5.4<br><b>Point Value:</b> 9<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>59217 / Skin and Other Stories<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>PW Notes and Reprints</i> 02/04/2002 pg. 78<br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 02/04/2002<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Roald Dahl</b> (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to Washington, D.C., and it was there he began to write. His first short story, which recounted his adventures in the war, was bought by The Saturday Evening Post, and so began a long and illustrious career. <p/>After establis