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 120
... cake from my tea - tray ! That tray had just been prepared for me personally by the cook ! It was my morning snack ! And as for the cake , it was my own private stock ! That was not boy's cake ! You don't think for one minute I'm going ...
... cake from my tea - tray ! That tray had just been prepared for me personally by the cook ! It was my morning snack ! And as for the cake , it was my own private stock ! That was not boy's cake ! You don't think for one minute I'm going ...
Page 126
... cake when he stopped . He stared at the cake . Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon - juice mouth . All the children in the hall were watching tensely , waiting for something to happen ...
... cake when he stopped . He stared at the cake . Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon - juice mouth . All the children in the hall were watching tensely , waiting for something to happen ...
Page 128
... cake must have cake ! Eat faster boy ! Eat faster ! We don't want to be here all day ! And don't stop like you're doing now ! Next time you stop before it's all finished you'll go straight into The Chokey and I shall lock the door and ...
... cake must have cake ! Eat faster boy ! Eat faster ! We don't want to be here all day ! And don't stop like you're doing now ! Next time you stop before it's all finished you'll go straight into The Chokey and I shall lock the door and ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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