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 48
... door behind them . The next afternoon , Matilda managed to get a rather sooty and grumpy parrot down from the chimney and out of the house without being seen . She carried it through the back - door and ran with it all the way to Fred's ...
... door behind them . The next afternoon , Matilda managed to get a rather sooty and grumpy parrot down from the chimney and out of the house without being seen . She carried it through the back - door and ran with it all the way to Fred's ...
Page 104
... door ? " Matilda asked . " Don't be daft , " Hortensia said . " The door's got thousands of sharp spikey nails sticking out of it . They've been hammered through from the outside , probably by the Trunchbull herself . " " Have you ever ...
... door ? " Matilda asked . " Don't be daft , " Hortensia said . " The door's got thousands of sharp spikey nails sticking out of it . They've been hammered through from the outside , probably by the Trunchbull herself . " " Have you ever ...
Page 186
... door was covered with flaky green paint and there was no keyhole . Miss Honey simply lifted the latch and pushed open the door and went in . Although she was not a tall woman , she had to stoop low to get through the doorway . Matilda ...
... door was covered with flaky green paint and there was no keyhole . Miss Honey simply lifted the latch and pushed open the door and went in . Although she was not a tall woman , she had to stoop low to get through the doorway . Matilda ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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