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 75
... feeling quite quivery . There was no doubt in her mind that she had met a truly extraordinary mathematical brain , and words like child - genius and prodigy went flitting through her head . She knew that these sort of wonders do pop up ...
... feeling quite quivery . There was no doubt in her mind that she had met a truly extraordinary mathematical brain , and words like child - genius and prodigy went flitting through her head . She knew that these sort of wonders do pop up ...
Page 164
... fasci- nation at the newt wriggling in the glass . Matilda's eyes were also riveted on the glass . And now , quite slowly , there began to creep over Matilda a most 1 ! extraordinary and peculiar feeling . The feeling was mostly 164.
... fasci- nation at the newt wriggling in the glass . Matilda's eyes were also riveted on the glass . And now , quite slowly , there began to creep over Matilda a most 1 ! extraordinary and peculiar feeling . The feeling was mostly 164.
Page 165
Roald Dahl ! extraordinary and peculiar feeling . The feeling was mostly in the eyes . A kind of electricity seemed to be gathering inside them . A sense of power was brewing in those eyes of hers , a feeling of great strength was ...
Roald Dahl ! extraordinary and peculiar feeling . The feeling was mostly in the eyes . A kind of electricity seemed to be gathering inside them . A sense of power was brewing in those eyes of hers , a feeling of great strength was ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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