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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... hundred and seventy - eight pounds and sold for one thousand four hundred and twenty - five . Got that ? " The ten - year - old boy wrote the two separate amounts down slowly and carefully . " Car number two " , the father went on ...
... hundred and seventy - eight pounds and sold for one thousand four hundred and twenty - five . Got that ? " The ten - year - old boy wrote the two separate amounts down slowly and carefully . " Car number two " , the father went on ...
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Roald Dahl. " Car number three cost one hundred and eleven pounds and sold for nine hundred and ninety - nine pounds and fifty pence . " " Say that again , " the son said . " How much did it sell for ? " " Nine hundred and ninety - nine ...
Roald Dahl. " Car number three cost one hundred and eleven pounds and sold for nine hundred and ninety - nine pounds and fifty pence . " " Say that again , " the son said . " How much did it sell for ? " " Nine hundred and ninety - nine ...
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... hundred and three pounds and fifty pence . Is that what you've got , dad ? " The father glanced down at the paper in his hand . He seemed to stiffen . He became very quiet . There was a silence . Then he said , " Say that again ...
... hundred and three pounds and fifty pence . Is that what you've got , dad ? " The father glanced down at the paper in his hand . He seemed to stiffen . He became very quiet . There was a silence . Then he said , " Say that again ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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