Who Is Roald Dahl A Good Friend

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Roald Dahl’s childhood was full of some tragedies and then some happy moments. At a very young age, he was faced with death in his family. He was soon sent to boarding school with cruel teachers and odd punishments. When he was sent to a certain age, he was sent to a different boarding school with just as cruel teachers, if not worse, and almost the same punishments. He was very mischievous but he was also captain of many sports teams. I feel he would be a good friend because he is very witty and seems adventurous. He stated in the book that was generally a good student, but did not do very well in certain

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