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 168
... eyes alone she had compelled a glass of water to tip and spill its con- tents over the horrible Headmistress , and anybody who could do that could do anything . " Speak up , you clotted carbuncle ! " roared the Trunchbull . " Admit that ...
... eyes alone she had compelled a glass of water to tip and spill its con- tents over the horrible Headmistress , and anybody who could do that could do anything . " Speak up , you clotted carbuncle ! " roared the Trunchbull . " Admit that ...
Page 178
... eyes , and my eyes get hot just as though they were burning but I don't mind that in the least , and Miss Honey ... " Calm yourself down , child , calm yourself down. 178.
... eyes , and my eyes get hot just as though they were burning but I don't mind that in the least , and Miss Honey ... " Calm yourself down , child , calm yourself down. 178.
Page 225
... eyes , gushing like a warm fluid inside her skull , and her eyes had become scorching hot , hotter than ever before , and things had come bursting out of her eye - sockets and then the piece of chalk had lifted itself up and had begun ...
... eyes , gushing like a warm fluid inside her skull , and her eyes had become scorching hot , hotter than ever before , and things had come bursting out of her eye - sockets and then the piece of chalk had lifted itself up and had begun ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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