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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... Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More The Enormous Crocodile The Twits George's Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes The BFG Dirty Beasts The Witches Boy The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Going Solo Roald Dahl MATILDA ...
... Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More The Enormous Crocodile The Twits George's Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes The BFG Dirty Beasts The Witches Boy The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Going Solo Roald Dahl MATILDA ...
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... wonderful . Well , I am here to tell you the opposite , and you'd better believe me . Stand up everybody ! " They all got quickly to their feet . " Now put your hands out in front of you . And as I walk past I want you to turn them over ...
... wonderful . Well , I am here to tell you the opposite , and you'd better believe me . Stand up everybody ! " They all got quickly to their feet . " Now put your hands out in front of you . And as I walk past I want you to turn them over ...
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... wonderful slow voice , began reciting the poem : " Never and never , my girl riding far and near In the land of the hearthstone tales , and spelled asleep , Fear or believe that the wolf in the sheepwhite hood Loping and bleating ...
... wonderful slow voice , began reciting the poem : " Never and never , my girl riding far and near In the land of the hearthstone tales , and spelled asleep , Fear or believe that the wolf in the sheepwhite hood Loping and bleating ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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