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 62
... opened the bag and got out a powder compact that had a small round mirror on the inside of the lid . She opened the compact and handed it to her husband . He grabbed it and held it before his face and in doing so spilled most of the ...
... opened the bag and got out a powder compact that had a small round mirror on the inside of the lid . She opened the compact and handed it to her husband . He grabbed it and held it before his face and in doing so spilled most of the ...
Page 136
... opened up for her . She longed to do something truly heroic . She admired the older girl Hortensia to distraction for the daring deeds she had performed in the school . She also admired Matilda who had sworn her to secrecy about the ...
... opened up for her . She longed to do something truly heroic . She admired the older girl Hortensia to distraction for the daring deeds she had performed in the school . She also admired Matilda who had sworn her to secrecy about the ...
Page 184
... opened , turned to Matilda and said , " A poet called Dylan Thomas once wrote some lines that I think of every time I walk up this path . " Matilda waited , and Miss Honey , in a rather wonderful slow voice , began reciting the poem ...
... opened , turned to Matilda and said , " A poet called Dylan Thomas once wrote some lines that I think of every time I walk up this path . " Matilda waited , and Miss Honey , in a rather wonderful slow voice , began reciting the poem ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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