num_pages: 176
description: The gates of Mr. Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory are opening at last--and only five children will be allowed inside. And the winners are:Augustus Gloop--A fat pig who would eat anything that came within reach or biteVeruca Salt--A spoiled brat with parents trained to jump at her every screamViolet Beauregarde--a-gum-chewing gabber with the fastest jaws and the slowest wits aroundMike Teavee--a fiend for televisionandCharlie Bucket--Our Hero, who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!(back cover)
language: English
title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
titlecomplete: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
characters: Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Augustus Gloop, Grandpa Joe, Mike Teavee
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Humor, Classics, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Novels
ratings_count: 818483
series: Charlie Bucket
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards
category: Read Aloud, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: North Dakota Children's Choice Award
publisher: Puffin Books