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 41
... mind was already at work devising yet another suitable punishment for the poisonous parent . The plan that was now beginning to hatch in her mind depended , however , upon whether or not Fred's parrot was really as good a talker as Fred ...
... mind was already at work devising yet another suitable punishment for the poisonous parent . The plan that was now beginning to hatch in her mind depended , however , upon whether or not Fred's parrot was really as good a talker as Fred ...
Page 56
... mind was made up . The next morning she got up early and went into the bathroom and locked the door . As we already know , Mrs Wormwood's hair was dyed a brilliant platinum blonde , very much the same glistening silvery colour as a ...
... mind was made up . The next morning she got up early and went into the bathroom and locked the door . As we already know , Mrs Wormwood's hair was dyed a brilliant platinum blonde , very much the same glistening silvery colour as a ...
Page 207
... mind . " " Come along then , " Miss Honey said . " I'm sorry I gave you such a rotten tea . " " You didn't at all , " Matilda said . " I loved it . ” The two of them walked all the way to Matilda's house in complete silence . Miss Honey ...
... mind . " " Come along then , " Miss Honey said . " I'm sorry I gave you such a rotten tea . " " You didn't at all , " Matilda said . " I loved it . ” The two of them walked all the way to Matilda's house in complete silence . Miss Honey ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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