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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... sitting - room . Mr Wormwood had just returned from work . Matilda and her brother were sitting quietly on the sofa waiting for their mother to bring in the TV dinners on a tray . The television had not yet been switched on . In came Mr ...
... sitting - room . Mr Wormwood had just returned from work . Matilda and her brother were sitting quietly on the sofa waiting for their mother to bring in the TV dinners on a tray . The television had not yet been switched on . In came Mr ...
Page 98
... sitting across the room . " What did you say ? " she asked . " I said you chose books and I chose looks , " Mrs Wormwood said . " And who's finished up the better off ? Me , of course . I'm sitting pretty in a nice house with a ...
... sitting across the room . " What did you say ? " she asked . " I said you chose books and I chose looks , " Mrs Wormwood said . " And who's finished up the better off ? Me , of course . I'm sitting pretty in a nice house with a ...
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... sitting in the second row . “ What did you say ? ” she asked sharply . " I said I've read it , Miss Trunchbull . " " Read what ? " " Nicholas Nickleby , Miss Trunchbull . " " You are lying to me , madam ! " the Trunchbull shouted ...
... sitting in the second row . “ What did you say ? ” she asked sharply . " I said I've read it , Miss Trunchbull . " " Read what ? " " Nicholas Nickleby , Miss Trunchbull . " " You are lying to me , madam ! " the Trunchbull shouted ...
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The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
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