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 24
... felt exactly like that other brilliant fellow must have felt when he discovered penicillin . ' Eureka ! ' I cried . ' I've got it ! ' " " What did you do , dad ? " the son asked him . " The speedometer " , Mr Wormwood said , " is run ...
... felt exactly like that other brilliant fellow must have felt when he discovered penicillin . ' Eureka ! ' I cried . ' I've got it ! ' " " What did you do , dad ? " the son asked him . " The speedometer " , Mr Wormwood said , " is run ...
Page 82
... felt wildly excited . She had just met a small girl who possessed , or so it seemed to her , quite extra- ordinary qualities of brilliance . There had not been time yet to find out exactly how brilliant the child was , but Miss Honey ...
... felt wildly excited . She had just met a small girl who possessed , or so it seemed to her , quite extra- ordinary qualities of brilliance . There had not been time yet to find out exactly how brilliant the child was , but Miss Honey ...
Page 126
... felt certain it must . The Trunchbull was not a person who would give someone a whole chocolate cake to eat just out of kindness . Many were guessing that it had been filled with pepper or castor - oil or 11 some other foul - tasting ...
... felt certain it must . The Trunchbull was not a person who would give someone a whole chocolate cake to eat just out of kindness . Many were guessing that it had been filled with pepper or castor - oil or 11 some other foul - tasting ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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