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 73
... don't quite know , " Matilda said truthfully . " It's just that I don't find it very difficult to multi- ply one number by another . " Miss Honey took a deep breath and let it out slowly . She looked again at the small girl with bright ...
... don't quite know , " Matilda said truthfully . " It's just that I don't find it very difficult to multi- ply one number by another . " Miss Honey took a deep breath and let it out slowly . She looked again at the small girl with bright ...
Page 94
... don't you come back some other time . " Miss Honey began to lose patience . " Mr Worm- wood , " she said , " if you think some rotten TV programme is more important than your daughter's future , then you ought not to be a parent ! Why don't ...
... don't you come back some other time . " Miss Honey began to lose patience . " Mr Worm- wood , " she said , " if you think some rotten TV programme is more important than your daughter's future , then you ought not to be a parent ! Why don't ...
Page 104
... Don't be daft , " Hortensia said . " The door's got thousands of sharp spikey nails sticking out of it . They've been hammered through from the outside , probably by the Trunchbull herself . " " Have you ever been in there ? " Lavender ...
... Don't be daft , " Hortensia said . " The door's got thousands of sharp spikey nails sticking out of it . They've been hammered through from the outside , probably by the Trunchbull herself . " " Have you ever been in there ? " Lavender ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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