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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... purple - striped pyjamas with a pork - pie hat on his head , she thought how stupid he looked . Hardly the kind of man a wife dreams about , she told herself . कै Mr Wormwood discovered that the worst thing about having a 35.
... purple - striped pyjamas with a pork - pie hat on his head , she thought how stupid he looked . Hardly the kind of man a wife dreams about , she told herself . कै Mr Wormwood discovered that the worst thing about having a 35.
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... thought you knew that . " " Save us ! " the mother screamed , almost throttling her husband . " I'm getting out of here , " the father said , greyer than ever now . They all fled , slamming the door behind them . The next afternoon ...
... thought you knew that . " " Save us ! " the mother screamed , almost throttling her husband . " I'm getting out of here , " the father said , greyer than ever now . They all fled , slamming the door behind them . The next afternoon ...
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... thought Miss Honey , how often small children have flights of fancy like this . She decided to put an end to it as gently as possible . " Could you do it again ? " she asked , not unkindly . " I don't know , " Matilda said , " but I ...
... thought Miss Honey , how often small children have flights of fancy like this . She decided to put an end to it as gently as possible . " Could you do it again ? " she asked , not unkindly . " I don't know , " Matilda said , " but I ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Ghost | 38 |
Copyright | |
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