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 45
... turning white . " There's someone in the house ! I heard a voice ! " " So did I ! " the brother said . Matilda ... turned grey . " Get on with it ! " hissed the mother . " They're probably after the silver ! " The husband wiped his ...
... turning white . " There's someone in the house ! I heard a voice ! " " So did I ! " the brother said . Matilda ... turned grey . " Get on with it ! " hissed the mother . " They're probably after the silver ! " The husband wiped his ...
Page 228
... 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 been occupied by a Miss ...
... 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 been occupied by a Miss ...
Page 233
... turned away from him and walked out through the open front - door . As soon as she was on the road she began to run . She headed straight back towards Miss Honey's house and she reached it in less than four minutes . She flew up the ...
... turned away from him and walked out through the open front - door . As soon as she was on the road she began to run . She headed straight back towards Miss Honey's house and she reached it in less than four minutes . She flew up the ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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