MatildaMatilda is a genius. Unfortunately, her family treats her like a dolt. Her crooked car-salesman father and loud, bingo-obsessed mother think Matilda's only talent is as a scapegoat for everything that goes wrong in their miserable lives. But it's not long before the sweet and sensitive child decides to fight back. Faced with practical jokes of sheer brilliance, her parents don't stand a chance. Book jacket. |
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Page 91
... began to study a text - book on geometry which Miss Honey had given her . The teacher kept half an eye on her all the time and noticed that the child very soon became deeply absorbed in the book . She never glanced up once during the ...
... began to study a text - book on geometry which Miss Honey had given her . The teacher kept half an eye on her all the time and noticed that the child very soon became deeply absorbed in the book . She never glanced up once during the ...
Page 137
Roald Dahl. she began to mull over the various possibilities , and when at last the germ of a brilliant idea hit her , she began to expand on it and lay her plans with the same kind of care the Duke of Wellington had done before the ...
Roald Dahl. she began to mull over the various possibilities , and when at last the germ of a brilliant idea hit her , she began to expand on it and lay her plans with the same kind of care the Duke of Wellington had done before the ...
Page 233
... began . " Shut up ! " the father shouted . " We're leaving in thirty minutes ! I'm not missing that plane ! " " But how long for , daddy ? " Matilda cried . " When are we coming back ? " " We aren't , " the father said . " Now beat it ...
... began . " Shut up ! " the father shouted . " We're leaving in thirty minutes ! I'm not missing that plane ! " " But how long for , daddy ? " Matilda cried . " When are we coming back ? " " We aren't , " the father said . " Now beat it ...
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The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
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