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 153
... lifted him bodily out of his seat and held him aloft . Like Rupert before him , Eric squealed the house down . From the back of the class - room Miss Honey cried out , " Miss Trunchbull ! Don't ! Please let him go ! His ears might come ...
... lifted him bodily out of his seat and held him aloft . Like Rupert before him , Eric squealed the house down . From the back of the class - room Miss Honey cried out , " Miss Trunchbull ! Don't ! Please let him go ! His ears might come ...
Page 160
... lifted the large blue por- celain water - jug and poured some water into her glass . And suddenly , with the water , out came the long slimy newt straight into the glass , plop ! The Trunchbull let out a yell and leapt off her. 160.
... lifted the large blue por- celain water - jug and poured some water into her glass . And suddenly , with the water , out came the long slimy newt straight into the glass , plop ! The Trunchbull let out a yell and leapt off her. 160.
Page 186
... lifted the latch and pushed open the door and went in . Although she was not a tall woman , she had to stoop low to get through the doorway . Matilda went after her and found herself in what seemed to be a dark narrow tunnel . - " You ...
... lifted the latch and pushed open the door and went in . Although she was not a tall woman , she had to stoop low to get through the doorway . Matilda went after her and found herself in what seemed to be a dark narrow tunnel . - " You ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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