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 36
... head was having to sleep in it . It was impossible to lie comfortably on the pillow . " Now do stop fussing around ... head , bit by bit , first the top and then the brim . Where the inner band had stuck to the hair all around the sides ...
... head was having to sleep in it . It was impossible to lie comfortably on the pillow . " Now do stop fussing around ... head , bit by bit , first the top and then the brim . Where the inner band had stuck to the hair all around the sides ...
Page 64
... head neat ! It'll probably take all your hair off in the end ! Is your scalp beginning to burn , dear ? " " You mean I'm going to lose all my hair ? " the husband yelled . " I think you will , " the mother said . " Peroxide is a very ...
... head neat ! It'll probably take all your hair off in the end ! Is your scalp beginning to burn , dear ? " " You mean I'm going to lose all my hair ? " the husband yelled . " I think you will , " the mother said . " Peroxide is a very ...
Page 114
... head and shouted , " You look like a rat with a tail coming out of its head ! " " My m - m - mummy thinks I look lovely , Miss T - T - Trunchbull , " Amanda stuttered , shaking like a blancmange . " I don't give a tinker's toot what ...
... head and shouted , " You look like a rat with a tail coming out of its head ! " " My m - m - mummy thinks I look lovely , Miss T - T - Trunchbull , " Amanda stuttered , shaking like a blancmange . " I don't give a tinker's toot what ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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