Matilda (Puffin Modern Classics)Now a musical on Broadway and streaming on Netflix! Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it! "Matilda will surely go straight to children's hearts." —The New York Times Book Review |
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... mean , " Miss Honey said gently . " I did it with my eyes , " Matilda said . " I was staring at it and wishing it to tip and then my eyes went all hot and funny and some sort of power came out of them and the glass just toppled over ...
... mean , " Miss Honey said gently . " I did it with my eyes , " Matilda said . " I was staring at it and wishing it to tip and then my eyes went all hot and funny and some sort of power came out of them and the glass just toppled over ...
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... mean ? ” Matilda said . " A precocious child , " Miss Honey said , " is one that shows amazing intelligence early on ... mean there might not be room in my head for all those brains so something has to push out ? " " That's not quite ...
... mean ? ” Matilda said . " A precocious child , " Miss Honey said , " is one that shows amazing intelligence early on ... mean there might not be room in my head for all those brains so something has to push out ? " " That's not quite ...
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Roald Dahl. " You mean for a holiday ? " Miss Honey asked . " For ever ! " Matilda cried . " Daddy said we were never coming back ! " There was a brief silence , then Miss Honey said , " Actu- ally I'm not very surprised . " " You mean ...
Roald Dahl. " You mean for a holiday ? " Miss Honey asked . " For ever ! " Matilda cried . " Daddy said we were never coming back ! " There was a brief silence , then Miss Honey said , " Actu- ally I'm not very surprised . " " You mean ...
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Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 16 |
The Ghost | 32 |
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