by Jennet Conant
It's rather shocking to discover one of your favorite children's authors was a spy...against your own country. Roald Dahl, most famously known as the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, was a spy during World War II for England, which planted agents in the U.S. for the purpose of finding ou...
Besides giving details of Dahl's role as a spy, the book does offer connections between his work and his short stories for adults.