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 36
... morning and then it'll slip off easily . " But it wasn't loose by the morning and it wouldn't slip off . So Mrs Wormwood took a pair of scissors and cut the thing off his head , bit by bit , first the top and then the brim . Where the ...
... morning and then it'll slip off easily . " But it wasn't loose by the morning and it wouldn't slip off . So Mrs Wormwood took a pair of scissors and cut the thing off his head , bit by bit , first the top and then the brim . Where the ...
Page 120
... morning , during break , you sneaked like a serpent into the kitchen and stole a slice of my private chocolate cake from my tea - tray ! That tray had just been prepared for me personally by the cook ! It was my morning snack ! And as ...
... morning , during break , you sneaked like a serpent into the kitchen and stole a slice of my private chocolate cake from my tea - tray ! That tray had just been prepared for me personally by the cook ! It was my morning snack ! And as ...
Page 228
... morning , Miss Honey received by registered post a letter from a firm of local solicitors informing her that the last will and testament of her late father , Dr Honey , had suddenly and mysteriously turned up . This document revealed ...
... morning , Miss Honey received by registered post a letter from a firm of local solicitors informing her that the last will and testament of her late father , Dr Honey , had suddenly and mysteriously turned up . This document revealed ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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