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 12
... wrong with the telly , for heaven's sake ? We've got a lovely telly with a twelve - inch screen and now you come asking for a book ! You're getting spoiled , my girl ! " Nearly every weekday afternoon Matilda was left alone in the house ...
... wrong with the telly , for heaven's sake ? We've got a lovely telly with a twelve - inch screen and now you come asking for a book ! You're getting spoiled , my girl ! " Nearly every weekday afternoon Matilda was left alone in the house ...
Page 28
... 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 anger boiling up inside her . She ...
... 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 anger boiling up inside her . She ...
Page 152
... wrong ! " the Trunchbull barked . " In fact you strike me as the sort of poisonous little pockmark that will always be wrong ! You sit wrong ! You look wrong ! You speak wrong ! You are wrong all round ! I will give you one more chance ...
... wrong ! " the Trunchbull barked . " In fact you strike me as the sort of poisonous little pockmark that will always be wrong ! You sit wrong ! You look wrong ! You speak wrong ! You are wrong all round ! I will give you one more chance ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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