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 38
... happened to be curled up in an arm - chair in the corner , totally absorbed in a book . Mr Wormwood switched on the television . The screen lit up . The programme blared . Mr Wormwood glared at Matilda . She hadn't moved . She had ...
... happened to be curled up in an arm - chair in the corner , totally absorbed in a book . Mr Wormwood switched on the television . The screen lit up . The programme blared . Mr Wormwood glared at Matilda . She hadn't moved . She had ...
Page 63
... happened to me ! I look terrible ! I look just like you gone wrong ! I can't go down to the garage and sell cars like this ! How did it happen ? " He stared round the room , first at the mother , then at the son , then at Matilda ...
... happened to me ! I look terrible ! I look just like you gone wrong ! I can't go down to the garage and sell cars like this ! How did it happen ? " He stared round the room , first at the mother , then at the son , then at Matilda ...
Page 170
... happened with the glass . She couldn't possibly keep a gigantic secret like that bottled up inside her . What she needed was just one person , one wise and sympathetic grown - up who could help her to understand the meaning of this ...
... happened with the glass . She couldn't possibly keep a gigantic secret like that bottled up inside her . What she needed was just one person , one wise and sympathetic grown - up who could help her to understand the meaning of this ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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