MatildaNow a musical on broadway and streaming on Netflix! Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a menacing, kid-hating headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it! Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. |
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... there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give ...
... there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give ...
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... there is nothing very wrong with all this. It's the way of the world. It is only when the parents begin telling us about the brilliance of their own revolting offspring, that we start shouting, “Bring us a basin! We're going to be sick ...
... there is nothing very wrong with all this. It's the way of the world. It is only when the parents begin telling us about the brilliance of their own revolting offspring, that we start shouting, “Bring us a basin! We're going to be sick ...
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... there on those lower shelves , " Mrs Phelps told her . " Would you like me to help you find a nice one with lots of pictures in it ? " " No , thank you , " Matilda said . " I'm sure I can manage . " From then on , every afternoon , as ...
... there on those lower shelves , " Mrs Phelps told her . " Would you like me to help you find a nice one with lots of pictures in it ? " " No , thank you , " Matilda said . " I'm sure I can manage . " From then on , every afternoon , as ...
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... there with her feet nowhere near touching the floor , totally absorbed in the wonderful adventures of Pip and old Miss Havisham and her cobwebbed house and by the spell of magic that Dickens the great story - teller had woven with his ...
... there with her feet nowhere near touching the floor , totally absorbed in the wonderful adventures of Pip and old Miss Havisham and her cobwebbed house and by the spell of magic that Dickens the great story - teller had woven with his ...
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... there on the spot watching it all happen . " " A fine writer will always make you feel that , " Mrs Phelps said . " And don't worry about the bits you can't understand . Sit back and allow the words to wash around you , like music ...
... there on the spot watching it all happen . " " A fine writer will always make you feel that , " Mrs Phelps said . " And don't worry about the bits you can't understand . Sit back and allow the words to wash around you , like music ...
Contents
The Ghost | |
Arithmetic | |
The PlatinumBlond | |
Miss Honey | |
The Trunchbull | |
Throwing the Hammer 11 Bruce Bogtrotter and the Cake 12 Lavender | |
The Weekly Test | |
The First Miracle | |
The Second Miracle | |
Miss Honeys Cottage | |
Miss Honeys Story | |
The Names | |
The Practice | |
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