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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... spell . Hands up anyone who can spell cat . " Three hands went up . They belonged to Laven- der , a small boy called Nigel and to Matilda . " Spell cat , Nigel . " Nigel spelled it . Miss Honey now decided to ask a question that ...
... spell . Hands up anyone who can spell cat . " Three hands went up . They belonged to Laven- der , a small boy called Nigel and to Matilda . " Spell cat , Nigel . " Nigel spelled it . Miss Honey now decided to ask a question that ...
Page 146
... spell ' difficulty ' now . " " What nonsense , " the Trunchbull said . " You are not supposed to learn long words like that until you are at least eight or nine . And don't try to tell me everybody in the class can spell that word . You ...
... spell ' difficulty ' now . " " What nonsense , " the Trunchbull said . " You are not supposed to learn long words like that until you are at least eight or nine . And don't try to tell me everybody in the class can spell that word . You ...
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... spell ? " " Spell what , you idiot ! Spell the word ' what ' ! " “ W ... O ... T , " Eric said , answering too quickly . There was a nasty silence . " I'll give you one more chance , " the Trunchbull said , not moving . " Ah yes , I ...
... spell ? " " Spell what , you idiot ! Spell the word ' what ' ! " “ W ... O ... T , " Eric said , answering too quickly . There was a nasty silence . " I'll give you one more chance , " the Trunchbull said , not moving . " Ah yes , I ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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