Boy By Roald Dahl tells true stories from Dahl’s childhood. Stories range from Dahl’s earliest memories of the doctor cutting out his adenoids without anesthetic to the scary moments in school when he got in trouble by the headmaster. My favorite story was his memory of Cadbury giving samples to his neighborhood every so often. The family would taste test the chocolate bars and give feedback to Cadbury. This was part of Dahl’s inspiration to write Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Boy was a large part of the Roald Dahl Museum and gave some insight about Dahl’s childhood and where inspirations for some of his stories began. This book would be great for students who are doing an author study because it shows the reader why Dahl’s writing can be a little dark at times. Dahl’s childhood has a lot to do with the stories he wrote and the characters in his books.