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 76
... Hands up anyone who can spell cat . " Three hands went up . They belonged to Laven- der , a small boy called Nigel and to Matilda . " Spell cat , Nigel . " Nigel spelled it . Miss Honey now decided to ask a question that normally she ...
... Hands up anyone who can spell cat . " Three hands went up . They belonged to Laven- der , a small boy called Nigel and to Matilda . " Spell cat , Nigel . " Nigel spelled it . Miss Honey now decided to ask a question that normally she ...
Page 106
... hands got covered in the muck . You should have heard her bellow . " " But how did she know it was you ? " Lavender ... hand and asked to go to the bogs . But instead of going there , I sneaked into the Trunchbull's 5 Z room . And after ...
... hands got covered in the muck . You should have heard her bellow . " " But how did she know it was you ? " Lavender ... hand and asked to go to the bogs . But instead of going there , I sneaked into the Trunchbull's 5 Z room . And after ...
Page 142
... hands out in front of you . And as I walk past I want you to turn them over so I can see if they are clean on both sides . " The Trunchbull began a slow march along the rows of desks inspecting the hands . All went well until she came ...
... hands out in front of you . And as I walk past I want you to turn them over so I can see if they are clean on both sides . " The Trunchbull began a slow march along the rows of desks inspecting the hands . All went well until she came ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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