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 165
... eyes of hers , a feeling of great strength was settling itself deep inside her eyes . But there was also another feeling which was some- thing else altogether , and which she could not understand . It was like flashes of lightning ...
... eyes of hers , a feeling of great strength was settling itself deep inside her eyes . But there was also another feeling which was some- thing else altogether , and which she could not understand . It was like flashes of lightning ...
Page 178
... eyes , and my eyes get hot just as though they were burning but I don't mind that in the least , and Miss Honey .. " Calm yourself down , child , calm yourself down. 178.
... eyes , and my eyes get hot just as though they were burning but I don't mind that in the least , and Miss Honey .. " Calm yourself down , child , calm yourself down. 178.
Page 229
... eyes and I couldn't do it . Nothing moved . I didn't even feel the hotness building up behind my eyeballs . The power had gone . I think I've lost it completely . " Miss Honey carefully buttered a slice of brown bread and put a little ...
... eyes and I couldn't do it . Nothing moved . I didn't even feel the hotness building up behind my eyeballs . The power had gone . I think I've lost it completely . " Miss Honey carefully buttered a slice of brown bread and put a little ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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