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 69
... Never argue with her . Never answer her back . Always do as she says . If you get on the wrong side of Miss Trunchbull she can liquidise you like a carrot in a kitchen blender . It's nothing to laugh about , Lavender . Take that grin ...
... Never argue with her . Never answer her back . Always do as she says . If you get on the wrong side of Miss Trunchbull she can liquidise you like a carrot in a kitchen blender . It's nothing to laugh about , Lavender . Take that grin ...
Page 91
... never glanced up once during the entire lesson . Miss Honey , meanwhile , was making another decision . She was deciding that she would go her- self and have a secret talk with Matilda's mother and father as soon as possible . She ...
... never glanced up once during the entire lesson . Miss Honey , meanwhile , was making another decision . She was deciding that she would go her- self and have a secret talk with Matilda's mother and father as soon as possible . She ...
Page 184
... Never and never , my girl riding far and near In the land of the hearthstone tales , and spelled asleep , Fear or believe that the wolf in the sheepwhite hood Loping and bleating roughly and blithely shall leap , my dear , my dear , Out ...
... Never and never , my girl riding far and near In the land of the hearthstone tales , and spelled asleep , Fear or believe that the wolf in the sheepwhite hood Loping and bleating roughly and blithely shall leap , my dear , my dear , Out ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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