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 101
... started a discussion with her about literature or mathematics , you would never have known the extent of her brain - power . It was therefore easy for Matilda to make friends with other children . All those in her class liked her . They ...
... started a discussion with her about literature or mathematics , you would never have known the extent of her brain - power . It was therefore easy for Matilda to make friends with other children . All those in her class liked her . They ...
Page 191
... started to eat it . At home she would have been having buttered toast and strawberry jam and probably a piece of sponge - cake to round it off . And yet this was somehow far more fun . There was a mystery here in this house , a great ...
... started to eat it . At home she would have been having buttered toast and strawberry jam and probably a piece of sponge - cake to round it off . And yet this was somehow far more fun . There was a mystery here in this house , a great ...
Page 212
... started again . It was easy now to summon up the power behind her eyes . It was like pushing a trigger in the brain . " Lift ! " she whispered . " Lift ! Lift ! " At first the cigar started to roll away . But 212.
... started again . It was easy now to summon up the power behind her eyes . It was like pushing a trigger in the brain . " Lift ! " she whispered . " Lift ! Lift ! " At first the cigar started to roll away . But 212.
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