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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Page 106
... Hortensia said . " I knocked his front teeth out . " " And the Trunchbull put you in The Chokey for a whole day ? " Matilda asked , gulping . " All day long , " Hortensia said . " I was off my rocker when she let me out . I was babbling ...
... Hortensia said . " I knocked his front teeth out . " " And the Trunchbull put you in The Chokey for a whole day ? " Matilda asked , gulping . " All day long , " Hortensia said . " I was off my rocker when she let me out . I was babbling ...
Page 110
... Hortensia said . " Only yes- terday the Trunchbull caught a boy called Julius Rottwinkle eating Liquorice Allsorts ... Hortensia said . " You've got to remember that the Trunchbull once threw the hammer for Britain in the Olympics so ...
... Hortensia said . " Only yes- terday the Trunchbull caught a boy called Julius Rottwinkle eating Liquorice Allsorts ... Hortensia said . " You've got to remember that the Trunchbull once threw the hammer for Britain in the Olympics so ...
Page 112
... Hortensia whispered . " What's going to happen ? " Lavender whispered back . " That idiot Amanda " , Hortensia said , " has let her long hair grow even longer during the hols and her mother has plaited it into pigtails . Silly thing to ...
... Hortensia whispered . " What's going to happen ? " Lavender whispered back . " That idiot Amanda " , Hortensia said , " has let her long hair grow even longer during the hols and her mother has plaited it into pigtails . Silly thing to ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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