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 94
... inside . " Mrs Wormwood isn't going to thank you for this , ” the man said as he led her into the sitting- room where a large platinum - blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . " Who is it ? " the woman said , not looking ...
... inside . " Mrs Wormwood isn't going to thank you for this , ” the man said as he led her into the sitting- room where a large platinum - blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . " Who is it ? " the woman said , not looking ...
Page 165
... inside them . A sense of power was brewing in those eyes of hers , a feeling of great strength was settling itself deep inside her eyes . But there was also another feeling which was some- thing else altogether , and which she could not ...
... inside them . A sense of power was brewing in those eyes of hers , a feeling of great strength was settling itself deep inside her eyes . But there was also another feeling which was some- thing else altogether , and which she could not ...
Page 229
... inside your head . There was tremen- dous energy bottled up in there with nowhere to go , and somehow or other you were able to shoot that energy out through your eyes and make objects move . But now things are different . You are in ...
... inside your head . There was tremen- dous energy bottled up in there with nowhere to go , and somehow or other you were able to shoot that energy out through your eyes and make objects move . But now things are different . You are in ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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