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central ball of cotton batting,and there,right in the middle,was a littlegolden ball.He picked at the ball with hisfingernail and peeled away the gold paper,revealing a tiny piece of plain chocolate.It wasthe only piece of chocolate in the whole box.  \nDeeply disappointed,John nevertheless putit into his mouth.He had never tasted a choco-late quite like it.It was the most chocolatychocolate he had ever encountered.  \n# PATRICK SKENE CATLING\n\nPictures byMargot Apple  \nSCHOLASTIC INC.New York Toronto London AucklandSydney Mexico City New Delhi Hong Kong  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrievalsystem,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without writtenpermission of the publisher.For information regarding permission,write to HarperCollins Children's Books,a division of HarperCollinsPublisbers,10 East 53rd Street,New York,NY 10022.  \nISBN 978-0-545-32643-8  \nCopyright ◎1952,1979 by Patrick Skene Catling.  \nHlustrations copyright ◎1979 by Margot Apple.All rights reserved.Publisbed by Scholastic Inc.,557 Broadway,New York,NY 10012,by arrangement with HarperCollins Children's Books,a division ofHarperCollins Publishers.SCHOLASTIC and associated logos aretrademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc.  \n302928272625131415/0  \nPrinted in the U.S.A.  \n40  \nFirst Scholastic printing,November 2010  \nTypography by Amy Ryan  \nLexile is a registered trademark of MetaMetrics,Inc.  \nFor Sheila,Ellen,Charlotte,and Desmond.  \nTHE⑨  \noCOLAT0UC;","cbCaipopXoyEznca","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipopXoyEznca","pdf",3446836,132,"English","# The Golden Ball\n## Discovery of the Chocolate\n## A Magical Transformation","[{\"question\":\"Who is the author of The Chocolate Touch?\",\"answer\":\"The book is written by Patrick Skene Catling.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the central premise of the story?\",\"answer\":\"The story follows a boy named John who discovers a piece of 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