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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... keep his hat on all day long just for the heck of it , like gangsters do in the films . When he got home that evening he still couldn't get the hat off . " Don't be silly , " his wife said . " Come here . I'll take it off for you ...
... keep his hat on all day long just for the heck of it , like gangsters do in the films . When he got home that evening he still couldn't get the hat off . " Don't be silly , " his wife said . " Come here . I'll take it off for you ...
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Roald Dahl. Mr Wormwood had to keep his hat on all through supper in front of the television . He looked ridicu- lous and he stayed very silent . When he went up to bed he tried again to get the thing off , and so did his wife , but it ...
Roald Dahl. Mr Wormwood had to keep his hat on all through supper in front of the television . He looked ridicu- lous and he stayed very silent . When he went up to bed he tried again to get the thing off , and so did his wife , but it ...
Page 144
... keep falling off my fork . " " You are disgusting ! " the Trunchbull bellowed . " You are a walking germ - factory ! I don't wish to see any more of you today ! Go and stand in the corner on one leg with your face to the wall ! " " But ...
... keep falling off my fork . " " You are disgusting ! " the Trunchbull bellowed . " You are a walking germ - factory ! I don't wish to see any more of you today ! Go and stand in the corner on one leg with your face to the wall ! " " But ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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