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Veruca Salt doesn’t have a whole book named after her (as Matilda does), but she surely would have wanted it that way. Veruca is a minor (but memorable) character in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964). She is spoiled, demanding, and prone to temper tantrums. Dahl named Veruca after a wart medication. (Indeed, [...]