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 43
... talk , " Matilda said . " You can't make it talk , " Fred said . " You have to be patient . It'll talk when it feels like it . " They hung around , waiting . Suddenly the parrot said , " Hullo , hullo , hullo . " It was exactly like a ...
... talk , " Matilda said . " You can't make it talk , " Fred said . " You have to be patient . It'll talk when it feels like it . " They hung around , waiting . Suddenly the parrot said , " Hullo , hullo , hullo . " It was exactly like a ...
Page 94
... talk to you about Matilda ? ” " We are right in the middle of watching one of our favourite programmes , " Mr Wormwood said . " This is most inconvenient . Why don't you come back some other time . " Miss Honey began to lose patience ...
... talk to you about Matilda ? ” " We are right in the middle of watching one of our favourite programmes , " Mr Wormwood said . " This is most inconvenient . Why don't you come back some other time . " Miss Honey began to lose patience ...
Page 171
... talk to you about . " " What do you want to talk to me about , Matilda ? " " I want to talk to you about the glass of water with the creature in it , " Matilda said . " You saw it spilling all over Miss Trunchbull , didn't you ? " " I ...
... talk to you about . " " What do you want to talk to me about , Matilda ? " " I want to talk to you about the glass of water with the creature in it , " Matilda said . " You saw it spilling all over Miss Trunchbull , didn't you ? " " I ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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