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 41
... seemed little doubt that the man felt some kind of jealousy . How dare she , he seemed to be saying with each rip of a page , how dare she enjoy reading books when he couldn't ? How dare she ? " That's a library book ! " Matilda cried ...
... seemed little doubt that the man felt some kind of jealousy . How dare she , he seemed to be saying with each rip of a page , how dare she enjoy reading books when he couldn't ? How dare she ? " That's a library book ! " Matilda cried ...
Page 176
... seemed as though she had gathered herself together . " Would you like to come back and have tea at my cottage ? " she asked . " Oh , I'd love to , " Matilda said . " Good . Gather up your things and I'll meet you outside in a couple of ...
... seemed as though she had gathered herself together . " Would you like to come back and have tea at my cottage ? " she asked . " Oh , I'd love to , " Matilda said . " Good . Gather up your things and I'll meet you outside in a couple of ...
Page 186
... seemed so unreal and remote and fantastic and so totally away from this earth . It was like an illustration in Grimm or Hans Andersen . It was the house where the poor woodcutter lived with Hansel and Gretel and where Red Riding Hood's ...
... seemed so unreal and remote and fantastic and so totally away from this earth . It was like an illustration in Grimm or Hans Andersen . It was the house where the poor woodcutter lived with Hansel and Gretel and where Red Riding Hood's ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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