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 76
... knew that she ought to be paying some attention to the rest of the class but she was altogether too excited to let the matter rest . " Well , " she said , pretending to address the whole class , " let us leave sums for the moment and ...
... knew that she ought to be paying some attention to the rest of the class but she was altogether too excited to let the matter rest . " Well , " she said , pretending to address the whole class , " let us leave sums for the moment and ...
Page 97
... knew that already . " " Of course I knew she could read , " the mother said . " She spends her life up in her room buried in some silly book . " " But does it not intrigue you " , Miss Honey said , " that a little five - year - old ...
... knew that already . " " Of course I knew she could read , " the mother said . " She spends her life up in her room buried in some silly book . " " But does it not intrigue you " , Miss Honey said , " that a little five - year - old ...
Page 156
... knew how to handle the little brutes , didn't he ! He knew how to use the birch , didn't he ! He kept their backsides so warm you could have fried eggs and bacon on them ! A fine book , that . But I don't suppose this bunch of morons we ...
... knew how to handle the little brutes , didn't he ! He knew how to use the birch , didn't he ! He kept their backsides so warm you could have fried eggs and bacon on them ! A fine book , that . But I don't suppose this bunch of morons we ...
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The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
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