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 28
... watching the telly . " " What's wrong with watching the telly , may I ask ? " the father said . His voice had suddenly be- come soft and dangerous . Matilda didn't trust herself to answer him , so she kept quiet . She could feel the ...
... watching the telly . " " What's wrong with watching the telly , may I ask ? " the father said . His voice had suddenly be- come soft and dangerous . Matilda didn't trust herself to answer him , so she kept quiet . She could feel the ...
Page 94
... 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 . " Mr Worm- wood , " she said , " if you think some rotten TV ...
... 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 . " Mr Worm- wood , " she said , " if you think some rotten TV ...
Page 126
... watching tensely , waiting for something to happen . They felt certain it must . The Trunchbull was not a person who would give someone a whole chocolate cake to eat just out of kindness . Many were guessing that it had been filled with ...
... watching tensely , waiting for something to happen . They felt certain it must . The Trunchbull was not a person who would give someone a whole chocolate cake to eat just out of kindness . Many were guessing that it had been filled with ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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