The Magic Finger
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)

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Dahl, Roald Author
Blake, Quentin Illustrator
Published
Penguin Young Readers Group , 2013.
Status
Available from Libby/OverDrive

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Description

Becoming cross with the animal-hunting Gregg family next door, a little girl of strange power zaps them with her Magic Finger, which irrevocably--and hilariously--transforms the lives of whomever it touches, in a new edition of the madcap fantasy.

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Format
eBook, Kindle
Street Date
05/30/2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781101636312

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dahl, R., & Blake, Q. (2013). The Magic Finger . Penguin Young Readers Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dahl, Roald and Quentin Blake. 2013. The Magic Finger. Penguin Young Readers Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dahl, Roald and Quentin Blake. The Magic Finger Penguin Young Readers Group, 2013.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Dahl, R. and Blake, Q. (2013). The magic finger. Penguin Young Readers Group.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dahl, Roald, and Quentin Blake. The Magic Finger Penguin Young Readers Group, 2013.

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