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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... 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 kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers ...
... 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 kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers ...
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... girl might sting me into saying , " Fiona has the same glacial beauty as an iceberg , but unlike the iceberg she has absolutely nothing below the surface . " I think I might enjoy writing end - of - term reports for the stinkers in my ...
... girl might sting me into saying , " Fiona has the same glacial beauty as an iceberg , but unlike the iceberg she has absolutely nothing below the surface . " I think I might enjoy writing end - of - term reports for the stinkers in my ...
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... girls should be seen and not heard. By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began ...
... girls should be seen and not heard. By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began ...
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... girl ! " Nearly every weekday afternoon Matilda was left alone in the house . Her brother ( five years older than her ) went to school . Her father went to work and her mother went out playing bingo in a town eight miles away . Mrs ...
... girl ! " Nearly every weekday afternoon Matilda was left alone in the house . Her brother ( five years older than her ) went to school . Her father went to work and her mother went out playing bingo in a town eight miles away . Mrs ...
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... girl unaccompanied by a parent , nevertheless told her she was very welcome . " Where are the children's books please ? " Matilda asked . " They're over there on those lower shelves , " Mrs Phelps told her . " Would you like me to help ...
... girl unaccompanied by a parent , nevertheless told her she was very welcome . " Where are the children's books please ? " Matilda asked . " They're over there on those lower shelves , " Mrs Phelps told her . " Would you like me to help ...
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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