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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... cried . ' It's got no conveniences , no running water , no nothing ! ' " ' " ' I want to live there , ' I said . ' I'm a romantic . I've fallen in love with it . Please rent it to me . ' " ' ' You're mad , ' he said . ' But if you ...
... cried . ' It's got no conveniences , no running water , no nothing ! ' " ' " ' I want to live there , ' I said . ' I'm a romantic . I've fallen in love with it . Please rent it to me . ' " ' ' You're mad , ' he said . ' But if you ...
Page 235
... cried . " Daddy said we were never coming back ! " There was a brief silence , then Miss Honey said , " Actually I'm not very surprised . " " You mean you knew they were going ? " Matilda cried . “ Why didn't you tell me ? " " No ...
... cried . " Daddy said we were never coming back ! " There was a brief silence , then Miss Honey said , " Actually I'm not very surprised . " " You mean you knew they were going ? " Matilda cried . “ Why didn't you tell me ? " " No ...
Page 236
... cried eagerly . " What if they said yes , I can stay with you ? Would you let me stay with you then ? " Miss Honey said softly , " Yes , that would be heaven . " " Well , I think they might ! " Matilda cried . “ I honestly think they ...
... cried eagerly . " What if they said yes , I can stay with you ? Would you let me stay with you then ? " Miss Honey said softly , " Yes , that would be heaven . " " Well , I think they might ! " Matilda cried . “ I honestly think they ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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