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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Roald Dahl. The. Reader. of. Books. It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful. Some parents go further ...
Roald Dahl. The. Reader. of. Books. It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful. Some parents go further ...
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... father went to work and her mother went out playing bingo in a town eight miles away . Mrs Wormwood was hooked on bingo and played it five afternoons a week . On the afternoon of the day when her father had refused to buy her a book ...
... father went to work and her mother went out playing bingo in a town eight miles away . Mrs Wormwood was hooked on bingo and played it five afternoons a week . On the afternoon of the day when her father had refused to buy her a book ...
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... 'd better 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 . "
... 'd better 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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... father said . " Wouldn't you like to know . " " I don't see how sawdust can help you to sell second - hand cars , daddy . " " That's because you're an ignorant little twit , " the father said . His speech was never very delicate but ...
... father said . " Wouldn't you like to know . " " I don't see how sawdust can help you to sell second - hand cars , daddy . " " That's because you're an ignorant little twit , " the father said . His speech was never very delicate but ...
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... father said . " Customers are there to be diddled . " Mr Wormwood was a small ratty - looking man whose front teeth ... father's love of crookery . " I sit down and say to myself , how can I convert a mileage reading of one hundred and ...
... father said . " Customers are there to be diddled . " Mr Wormwood was a small ratty - looking man whose front teeth ... father's love of crookery . " I sit down and say to myself , how can I convert a mileage reading of one hundred and ...
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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