Matilda, Volume 1Matilda is a genius, but her parents treat her like a dolt, so she applies her untapped mental powers to get revenge on her parents and rid her school of the evil headmistress. "Dahl has written another fun and funny book with a child's perspective on an adult world. As usual, Blake's comical sketches are the perfect complement to the satirical humor".--School Library Journal. |
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Page 105
... Golden Syrup on to the seat of the chair the Trunchbull was going to sit on at prayers . It was wonderful . When she lowered herself into the chair , there was a loud squelching noise similar to that made by a hippopotamus when lowering ...
... Golden Syrup on to the seat of the chair the Trunchbull was going to sit on at prayers . It was wonderful . When she lowered herself into the chair , there was a loud squelching noise similar to that made by a hippopotamus when lowering ...
Page 106
... Golden Syrup , the squelch was beautiful . And when she jumped up again , the chair sort of stuck to the seat of those awful green breeches she wears and came up with her for a few seconds until the thick syrup slowly came unstuck ...
... Golden Syrup , the squelch was beautiful . And when she jumped up again , the chair sort of stuck to the seat of those awful green breeches she wears and came up with her for a few seconds until the thick syrup slowly came unstuck ...
Page 109
Roald Dahl . time because of the Golden Syrup job , and although I knew she didn't have any proof , nothing I said made any difference . I kept shouting , ' How could I have done it , Miss Trunchbull ? I didn't even know you kept any ...
Roald Dahl . time because of the Golden Syrup job , and although I knew she didn't have any proof , nothing I said made any difference . I kept shouting , ' How could I have done it , Miss Trunchbull ? I didn't even know you kept any ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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