Danny the Champion of the World

Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world.

Publication Date: 1959

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Reading level: Upper Elementary
Content warning: Caution: This warm story of a father and son is centered on a scheme to poach from the neighbor. Though acknowledged as wrong it is presented in a sympathetic "Robin Hood" light that may blur moral clarity.