Roald Dahl
publication date: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 (part of Fall 2013)
category: Literature
clue: He wrote about giant peaches and chocolate factories, but not about lentil stew.
explanation: Dahl's books included James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Steve Dunn
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