George's Marvelous Medicine
by Roald Dahl

Reviewed by B.P.S., Grade 5, Huntingdon Area School District

This humorous fantasy is about a boy named George who tries to make his grandmother less cranky. He mixed medicines, bathroom supplies, things he found in the garage, and just about anything else he could find around the house. His grandmother thought it was just her regular brown syrupy medicine. It had surprising effects on her! In the end, her crankiness disappeared and something very unexpected happened. She....

I liked this story a lot because I enjoy doing experiments in science and George would make a great scientist! This book will make you laugh.

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