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 54
... silence . Then he said , " Say that again . " " Four thousand three hundred and three pounds fifty , " Matilda said . There was another silence . The father's face was beginning to go dark red . " I'm sure it's right , " Matilda said ...
... silence . Then he said , " Say that again . " " Four thousand three hundred and three pounds fifty , " Matilda said . There was another silence . The father's face was beginning to go dark red . " I'm sure it's right , " Matilda said ...
Page 196
... silence before she said , " May I tell you a story ? " " Of course , " Matilda said . " I am twenty - three years old ... silent . " I was born there , " Miss Honey said . " And then came the first tragedy . My mother died when I was two ...
... silence before she said , " May I tell you a story ? " " Of course , " Matilda said . " I am twenty - three years old ... silent . " I was born there , " Miss Honey said . " And then came the first tragedy . My mother died when I was two ...
Page 216
... silent , apprehensive , waiting . And then , like some giant of doom , the enormous Trunchbull strode into the room in her green breeches and cotton smock . She went straight to her jug of water and lifted it up by the handle and peered ...
... silent , apprehensive , waiting . And then , like some giant of doom , the enormous Trunchbull strode into the room in her green breeches and cotton smock . She went straight to her jug of water and lifted it up by the handle and peered ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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