Author(s): Roald Dahl; Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

Fiction | 2a. Young Readers - Fiction

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The Magic Finger, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.

A girl gets very angry because her friends are not kind to animals. But the girl is special because she has a Magic Finger! What strange things will happen to her friends? Will they learn an important lesson?