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
... front wheels . So first I disconnect the cable where it joins the front wheel . Next , I get one of those high - speed electric drills and I couple that up to the end of the cable in such a way that when the drill turns , it turns the ...
... front wheels . So first I disconnect the cable where it joins the front wheel . Next , I get one of those high - speed electric drills and I couple that up to the end of the cable in such a way that when the drill turns , it turns the ...
Page 144
... front of your shirt ? " " We had them for lunch , Miss Trunchbull . " " And do you usually put your lunch on the front of your shirt , Nigel ? Is that what this famous doctor father of yours has taught you to do ? " " Baked beans are ...
... front of your shirt ? " " We had them for lunch , Miss Trunchbull . " " And do you usually put your lunch on the front of your shirt , Nigel ? Is that what this famous doctor father of yours has taught you to do ? " " Baked beans are ...
Page 190
... front . Matilda followed her , but just inside the doorway of the so - called sitting- room she stopped and stared around her in absolute amazement . The room was as small and square and bare as a prison cell . The pale daylight that ...
... front . Matilda followed her , but just inside the doorway of the so - called sitting- room she stopped and stared around her in absolute amazement . The room was as small and square and bare as a prison cell . The pale daylight that ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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