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. |
From inside the book
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... 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 . Her brother ...
... 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 . Her brother ...
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... ask her . " " I'd rather not , " Matilda said . " She doesn't encourage reading books . Nor does my father . " " But what do they expect you to do every afternoon in an empty house ? " " Just mooch around and watch the telly . "
... ask her . " " I'd rather not , " Matilda said . " She doesn't encourage reading books . Nor does my father . " " But what do they expect you to do every afternoon in an empty house ? " " Just mooch around and watch the telly . "
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Roald Dahl. " Just mooch around and watch the telly . " " I see . " " She doesn't really care what I do , " Matilda said a little sadly . Mrs Phelps was concerned about the child's safety on the walk through the fairly busy village High ...
Roald Dahl. " Just mooch around and watch the telly . " " I see . " " She doesn't really care what I do , " Matilda said a little sadly . Mrs Phelps was concerned about the child's safety on the walk through the fairly busy village High ...
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... telly . The suppers were TV dinners in floppy aluminium containers with separate compartments for the stewed meat , the boiled potatoes and the peas . Mrs Wormwood sat munching her meal with her eyes glued to the American soap - opera ...
... telly . The suppers were TV dinners in floppy aluminium containers with separate compartments for the stewed meat , the boiled potatoes and the peas . Mrs Wormwood sat munching her meal with her eyes glued to the American soap - opera ...
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... telly . " " What's wrong with watching the telly , may I ask ? " the father said . His voice had suddenly become soft and dangerous . Matilda didn't trust herself to answer him, so she kept.
... telly . " " What's wrong with watching the telly , may I ask ? " the father said . His voice had suddenly become soft and dangerous . Matilda didn't trust herself to answer him, so she kept.
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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