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Jan 20, 2021
James and the Giant Peach is a classic that every young child should read. It is about a boy named James who is forced to live with his strict aunts. One day, he finds a peach on a peach tree that never bore fruit before. He was surprised because he had never even seen any leaves on this particular tree, let alone fruits! His aunts made James work extra hard to make the peach grow bigger. One night, he has a strange feeling that pulls him towards the peach tree. A mysterious man appears in the bushes and hands James a bag full of tiny green emeralds. He gives strict instructions to brew the emeralds in steaming hot water and feed them to his strict aunts. The man tells James that if he does this, he will have a great, flourishing life. Then, the man vanished as quickly as he appeared. James briskly turns home, but as he walks, he trips on a tree root and the bag bursts open. The emeralds seep out of the bag and into the soil. The next week, he finds that the peach has grown much, much, much larger, and is now the size of a basketball. It continues growing, until it is the size of a house! Again, he has the same pulling towards the peach. Somehow, James finds a trapdoor and crawls inside. He soon meets four unidentified creatures, who look like different insects. James embarks on a journey with them to save the peach from his cruel aunts and to find himself a safe place to call home. I recommend this book because it is full of adventure and imagination, and is a truly exciting tale.