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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... cake when he stopped . He stared at the cake . Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon - juice mouth . All the children in the hall were watching tensely , waiting for something to happen ...
... cake when he stopped . He stared at the cake . Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon - juice mouth . All the children in the hall were watching tensely , waiting for something to happen ...
Page 128
... cake must have cake ! Eat faster boy ! Eat faster ! We don't want to be here all day ! And don't stop like you're doing now ! Next time you stop before it's all finished you'll go straight into The Chokey and I shall lock the door and ...
... cake must have cake ! Eat faster boy ! Eat faster ! We don't want to be here all day ! And don't stop like you're doing now ! Next time you stop before it's all finished you'll go straight into The Chokey and I shall lock the door and ...
Page 130
... cake , would have to surrender and beg for mercy and then they would have watched the triumphant Trunchbull forcing more and still more cake into the mouth of the gasping boy . Not a bit of it . Bruce Bogtrotter was three- quarters of ...
... cake , would have to surrender and beg for mercy and then they would have watched the triumphant Trunchbull forcing more and still more cake into the mouth of the gasping boy . Not a bit of it . Bruce Bogtrotter was three- quarters of ...
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The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
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