Matilda, Volume 1Matilda is a genius, but her parents treat her like a dolt, so she applies her untapped mental powers to get revenge on her parents and rid her school of the evil headmistress. "Dahl has written another fun and funny book with a child's perspective on an adult world. As usual, Blake's comical sketches are the perfect complement to the satirical humor".--School Library Journal. |
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... Charles Dickens . I'd love to try it . " I must be mad , Mrs Phelps told herself , but to Matilda she said , " Of course you may try it . " Over the next few afternoons Mrs Phelps could hardly take her eyes from the small girl sitting ...
... Charles Dickens . I'd love to try it . " I must be mad , Mrs Phelps told herself , but to Matilda she said , " Of course you may try it . " Over the next few afternoons Mrs Phelps could hardly take her eyes from the small girl sitting ...
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... Charles Dickens Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Gone to Earth by Mary Webb Kim by Rudyard Kipling The Invisible Man by H. G. ...
... Charles Dickens Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Gone to Earth by Mary Webb Kim by Rudyard Kipling The Invisible Man by H. G. ...
Page 81
... Charles Dickens , " Matilda said . " He makes me laugh a lot . Especially Mr Pickwick . " At that moment the bell in the corridor sounded for the end of class . The Trunchbull In the interval , Miss Honey left the 81.
... Charles Dickens , " Matilda said . " He makes me laugh a lot . Especially Mr Pickwick . " At that moment the bell in the corridor sounded for the end of class . The Trunchbull In the interval , Miss Honey left the 81.
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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