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 136
... glass just before the lesson starts . " " What if the jug's not in the kitchen ? " Lavender asked . " There are a dozen Headmistress's jugs and glasses in the kitchen , " Miss Honey said . " They are used all over the school . " " I won ...
... glass just before the lesson starts . " " What if the jug's not in the kitchen ? " Lavender asked . " There are a dozen Headmistress's jugs and glasses in the kitchen , " Miss Honey said . " They are used all over the school . " " I won ...
Page 164
... glass of water . It looked horribly uncomfortable . The glass was not big enough for it . Matilda glared at the Trunchbull . How she hated her . She glared at the glass with the newt in it . She longed to march up and grab the glass and ...
... glass of water . It looked horribly uncomfortable . The glass was not big enough for it . Matilda glared at the Trunchbull . How she hated her . She glared at the glass with the newt in it . She longed to march up and grab the glass and ...
Page 165
... glass , and now the power was concentrating itself in one small part of each eye and growing stronger and stronger and it felt as though millions of tiny little invisible arms with hands on them were shooting out of her eyes towards the ...
... glass , and now the power was concentrating itself in one small part of each eye and growing stronger and stronger and it felt as though millions of tiny little invisible arms with hands on them were shooting out of her eyes towards the ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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