Demon Dentist
Language: English
Pages: 448
ISBN: 0062417045
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
The UK's #1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams, hailed as "the heir to Roald Dahl" by the Spectator, bursts onto the American market with Demon Dentist—and this is one dentist appointment you don't want to miss.
Something strange is happening in Alfie's town. Instead of shiny coins from the tooth fairy, kids are waking up to dead slugs, live spiders, and other icky, terrible things under their pillows. Who would do something so horrific? Alfie is sure that Miss Root, the new dentist in town, is behind it all. There's nothing Alfie hates more than going to the dentist, but to solve this mystery, he may have to book a dreaded appointment. . . .
speak in front of the whole school. Legend had it that one day the school inspectors visited and they actually found him hiding under his desk pretending to be a footstool. “I s-s-said, s-s-s-settle d-d-d-d-d-d-own…” If anything, the hum of the kids became louder. Just then Gabz stood on her chair and shouted at the top of her voice… It might not have been the most flattering choice of words, but the headmaster allowed himself a brief flicker of a smile as all the kids at last fell silent.
something Dad only called Alfie when he had done something wrong. Alfie knew that. He took a deep breath. It was finally time to tell his father the whole story… 26 Thick Brown Slime Fantastical tales were Dad’s speciality. However, this one he struggled to believe. With some prompting from Raj, Alfie told his dad the whole story… the dentist’s visit to the school… the special ‘Mummy’s toothpaste’ that burned through stone… the tooth snatching happening every night… being chased by the entire
town… and finally having all his teeth taken out. Dad’s disbelief turned to anger when Alfie took out the false teeth and held them up to the candlelight. “When I get my hands on that dentist…” shouted Dad, before he was plunged into a coughing and spluttering fit. Holding his dad, Alfie declared, “This is why I didn’t want to tell you! I didn’t want to upset you…” Alfie’s father looked deep into his son’s eyes. “I am more upset you didn’t tell me, son… We’re a team, aren’t we? You and me?”
towards the surgery. The social worker was a big lady. Being a big lady, when she charged towards the door and slammed her shoulder into it, it started to buckle. After two attempts she beckoned to Alfie to jump on to her back to add a little more ballast. This worked rather well, and on the fourth attempt the door smashed out of its frame and crashed to the floor. Together they flew up the stairs and burst into the surgery. Gabz’s wrists and ankles were fastened to the dentist’s chair just as
but…” Her sentence trailed off but she took a deep breath and started once more. By now her voice was cracked with emotion. “Well, I have thought long and hard about what your dad asked me the day he died and…” “And…?” Was she about to say what he hoped and prayed she would? “Well…” began Winnie again. This wasn’t any easier for her than it was for him. “I was wondering if…” The poor woman was really grasping for her words now. “Well, I was wondering if you might consider letting me adopt