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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Roald Dahl. The Trunchbull's whole body and face seemed to swell up as though she were being inflated by a bicycle ... Trunchbull said . " And why , might I ask , is there a baked bean on the front of your shirt ? " " We had them for ...
Roald Dahl. The Trunchbull's whole body and face seemed to swell up as though she were being inflated by a bicycle ... Trunchbull said . " And why , might I ask , is there a baked bean on the front of your shirt ? " " We had them for ...
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... Trunchbull . She thought she had given him a very tricky word , one that he wouldn't yet have learned , and she was ... Trunchbull's dangerous glittering eyes roved around the class - room . " You , " she said , pointing at a tiny and ...
... Trunchbull . She thought she had given him a very tricky word , one that he wouldn't yet have learned , and she was ... Trunchbull's dangerous glittering eyes roved around the class - room . " You , " she said , pointing at a tiny and ...
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... Trunchbull . How she hated her . She glared at the glass with the newt in it . She longed to march up and grab the glass and tip the contents , newt and all , over the Trunchbull's head . She trembled to think what the Trunchbull would ...
... Trunchbull . How she hated her . She glared at the glass with the newt in it . She longed to march up and grab the glass and tip the contents , newt and all , over the Trunchbull's head . She trembled to think what the Trunchbull would ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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