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 35
... thing off , and so did his wife , but it wouldn't budge . " How am I going to have my shower ? " he demanded . " You'll just have to do without it , won't you , " his wife told him . And later on , as she watched her skinny little ...
... thing off , and so did his wife , but it wouldn't budge . " How am I going to have my shower ? " he demanded . " You'll just have to do without it , won't you , " his wife told him . And later on , as she watched her skinny little ...
Page 36
... thing off his head , bit by bit , first the top and then the brim . Where the inner band had stuck to the hair all around the sides and back , she had to chop the hair off right to the skin so that he finished up with a bald white ring ...
... thing off his head , bit by bit , first the top and then the brim . Where the inner band had stuck to the hair all around the sides and back , she had to chop the hair off right to the skin so that he finished up with a bald white ring ...
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... things was something she had to put up with . It was not easy to do so . But the new game she had invented of ... thing was that they seemed to work , at any rate for short periods . The father in particular became less cocky and ...
... things was something she had to put up with . It was not easy to do so . But the new game she had invented of ... thing was that they seemed to work , at any rate for short periods . The father in particular became less cocky and ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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