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 128
... slice and began to eat it . Matilda was fascinated . " Do you think he can do it ? " she whispered to Lavender . " No , " Lavender whispered back . " It's imposs- ible . He'd be sick before he was halfway through . " The boy kept going ...
... slice and began to eat it . Matilda was fascinated . " Do you think he can do it ? " she whispered to Lavender . " No , " Lavender whispered back . " It's imposs- ible . He'd be sick before he was halfway through . " The boy kept going ...
Page 193
... slice of bread . You must be hungry . " Matilda took the second slice and started eating it slowly . The margarine wasn't at all bad . She doubted whether she could have told the difference if she hadn't known . " Miss Honey , " she ...
... slice of bread . You must be hungry . " Matilda took the second slice and started eating it slowly . The margarine wasn't at all bad . She doubted whether she could have told the difference if she hadn't known . " Miss Honey , " she ...
Page 229
... slice of brown bread and put a little strawberry jam on it . " I've been expecting something like that to happen , " she said . " You have ? Why ? " Matilda asked . " Well , " Miss Honey said , " it's only a guess , but here's what I ...
... slice of brown bread and put a little strawberry jam on it . " I've been expecting something like that to happen , " she said . " You have ? Why ? " Matilda asked . " Well , " Miss Honey said , " it's only a guess , but here's what I ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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