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 85
... desk . " There is a little girl in my class called Matilda Wormwood ... " Miss Honey began . " That's the daughter of the man who owns Wormwood Motors in the village , " Miss Trunch- bull barked . She hardly ever spoke in a normal voice ...
... desk . " There is a little girl in my class called Matilda Wormwood ... " Miss Honey began . " That's the daughter of the man who owns Wormwood Motors in the village , " Miss Trunch- bull barked . She hardly ever spoke in a normal voice ...
Page 91
... desk and began to study a text - book on geometry which Miss Honey had given her . The teacher kept half an eye on her all the time and noticed that the child very soon became deeply absorbed in the book . She never glanced up once ...
... desk and began to study a text - book on geometry which Miss Honey had given her . The teacher kept half an eye on her all the time and noticed that the child very soon became deeply absorbed in the book . She never glanced up once ...
Page 221
... , at the side of the room glanced swiftly at Matilda . The child was sitting very straight at her desk , the head held high , the mouth compressed , the eyes glittering like two stars . Agatha , give my Jenny back her house For some. 221.
... , at the side of the room glanced swiftly at Matilda . The child was sitting very straight at her desk , the head held high , the mouth compressed , the eyes glittering like two stars . Agatha , give my Jenny back her house For some. 221.
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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