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 108
... suddenly started scratch- ing herself like mad down below . A - ha , I said to myself . Here we go . She's changed for gym already . It was pretty wonderful to be sitting there watching it all and knowing that I was the only person in ...
... suddenly started scratch- ing herself like mad down below . A - ha , I said to myself . Here we go . She's changed for gym already . It was pretty wonderful to be sitting there watching it all and knowing that I was the only person in ...
Page 160
... now 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.
... now 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 228
... suddenly and mysteriously turned up . This document revealed that ever since her father's death , Miss Honey had in fact been the rightful owner of a property on the edge of the village known as The Red House , which until recently had ...
... suddenly and mysteriously turned up . This document revealed that ever since her father's death , Miss Honey had in fact been the rightful owner of a property on the edge of the village known as The Red House , which until recently had ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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