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 15
... girl ? Her first thought was to pick a young teenager's romance of the kind that is written for fifteen - year - old school- girls , but for some reason she found herself instinc- tively walking past that particular shelf . " Try this ...
... girl ? Her first thought was to pick a young teenager's romance of the kind that is written for fifteen - year - old school- girls , but for some reason she found herself instinc- tively walking past that particular shelf . " Try this ...
Page 85
... girl in my class called Matilda Wormwood ... " Miss Honey began . " That's the daughter of the man who owns Wormwood ... girl is a far more dangerous creature than a bad boy . What's more , they're much harder to squash . Squashing a bad ...
... girl in my class called Matilda Wormwood ... " Miss Honey began . " That's the daughter of the man who owns Wormwood ... girl is a far more dangerous creature than a bad boy . What's more , they're much harder to squash . Squashing a bad ...
Page 114
... girl was glued to the spot , terror- struck , pop - eyed , quivering , knowing for certain that the Day of Judgment had come for her at last . Miss Trunchbull had now reached the victim and stood towering over her . " I want those ...
... girl was glued to the spot , terror- struck , pop - eyed , quivering , knowing for certain that the Day of Judgment had come for her at last . Miss Trunchbull had now reached the victim and stood towering over her . " I want those ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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