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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... inside . " Mrs Wormwood isn't going to thank you for this , " the man said as he led her into the sitting- room where a large platinum - blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . " Who is it ? " the woman said , not looking ...
... inside . " Mrs Wormwood isn't going to thank you for this , " the man said as he led her into the sitting- room where a large platinum - blonde woman was gazing rapturously at the TV screen . " Who is it ? " the woman said , not looking ...
Page 109
... inside and locked the door . That was my second all - day stretch . It was absolute torture . I was spiked and cut all over when I came out . " " It's like a war , " Matilda said , overawed . " You're darn right it's like a war ...
... inside and locked the door . That was my second all - day stretch . It was absolute torture . I was spiked and cut all over when I came out . " " It's like a war , " Matilda said , overawed . " You're darn right it's like a war ...
Page 165
... inside them . A sense of power was brewing in those eyes of hers , a feeling of great strength was settling itself deep inside her eyes . But there was also another feeling which was some- thing else altogether , and which she could not ...
... inside them . A sense of power was brewing in those eyes of hers , a feeling of great strength was settling itself deep inside her eyes . But there was also another feeling which was some- thing else altogether , and which she could not ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
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