阿飛最討厭看牙醫了,最後一次看牙醫是六歲時,鑽牙機的刺耳聲嘎嘎作響、拔牙鉗摩擦牙齒的感覺非常可怕。
阿飛十二歲時滿口牙齒黃黃黑黑也覺得沒關係,班上很多同學都跟他一樣。學校來了一位新牙醫──露特女士,用糖果當作獎勵,大家都開心極了!
但奇怪的事情接二連三的在夜晚發生,大家把掉下來的牙齒放在枕頭下祈求獲得硬幣,隔天早上醒來時,枕頭下方卻是數百隻不斷鑽動的蟲子在爬行!
邪惡正在悄悄蔓延,露特女士似乎不只是普通的牙醫……
【系列特色】大衛.威廉(David Walliams)幽默成長小說
在近乎荒誕喜劇的故事中,每個小小主角的家庭與生活似乎都不是那麼完美,時而充滿著不安與挫折。
而大衛.威廉成功跳脫沉重的包袱,以詼諧的對話與輕快的情節,寫下孩子心中最真實的情緒,並且不著痕跡地探討了隔代教養、歧視偏見、恐懼、金錢價值觀等議題。
國外媒體書評
「不同於其他名人作家,大衛.威廉真的很會創作。他精力充沛地享受寫故事這件事。」─《時代雜誌》
「閱讀大衛的書所帶來的樂趣,就是他能以孩子的視角,理解孩子在想什麼。……大衛.威廉在兒童文學的世界裡已經有一種爆炸性的能量。」─英國《太陽報》
「『大衛.威廉已經進一步證明他是說故事大師。』威廉賦予他的小說真正的智慧和淘氣的想法。」─《Heat流行雜誌》
「喜劇演員大衛.威廉的作品席捲了整個英國童書界。」─《Metro雜誌》
——中文書介摘錄自《巫婆牙醫:大衛‧威廉幽默成長小說4》,晨星出版
This New York Times bestseller from David Walliams, the UK's #1 bestselling children's author and "the heir to Roald Dahl" (The Spectator), launched his books stateside in a big way
Walliams makes going to the dentist a wacky adventure with his signature humor--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 dreadfully icky things under their pillows.
Who would do something so horrific? Alfie is sure that Miss Root, the creepy 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....