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 25
... don't like it then don't eat the food in this house , " the father said . " It's bought with the profits . " " It's dirty money , " Matilda said . " I hate it . " Two red spots appears on the father's cheeks . " Who the heck do you ...
... don't like it then don't eat the food in this house , " the father said . " It's bought with the profits . " " It's dirty money , " Matilda said . " I hate it . " Two red spots appears on the father's cheeks . " Who the heck do you ...
Page 73
... don't quite know , " Matilda said truthfully . " It's just that I don't find it very difficult to multi- ply one number by another . " Miss Honey took a deep breath and let it out slowly . She looked again at the small girl with bright ...
... don't quite know , " Matilda said truthfully . " It's just that I don't find it very difficult to multi- ply one number by another . " Miss Honey took a deep breath and let it out slowly . She looked again at the small girl with bright ...
Page 94
... don't you come back some other time . " Miss Honey began to lose patience . " Mr Worm- wood , " she said , " if you think some rotten TV programme is more important than your daughter's future , then you ought not to be a parent ! Why don't ...
... don't you come back some other time . " Miss Honey began to lose patience . " Mr Worm- wood , " she said , " if you think some rotten TV programme is more important than your daughter's future , then you ought not to be a parent ! Why don't ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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