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 63
... stared round the room , first at the mother , then at the son , then at Matilda . " How could it have happened ? " he yelled . " I imagine , daddy , " Matilda said quietly , " that you weren't looking very hard and you simply took ...
... stared round the room , first at the mother , then at the son , then at Matilda . " How could it have happened ? " he yelled . " I imagine , daddy , " Matilda said quietly , " that you weren't looking very hard and you simply took ...
Page 96
Roald Dahl. Miss Honey stared hard into the other woman's wet grey eyes , and she allowed the silence to hang in the air until Mrs Wormwood became uncomfort- able . " Do you wish me to explain why I came ? " she said . " Get on with it ...
Roald Dahl. Miss Honey stared hard into the other woman's wet grey eyes , and she allowed the silence to hang in the air until Mrs Wormwood became uncomfort- able . " Do you wish me to explain why I came ? " she said . " Get on with it ...
Page 126
... stared at the cake . Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon - juice mouth . All the children in the hall were watching tensely , waiting for something to happen . They felt certain it must ...
... stared at the cake . Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon - juice mouth . All the children in the hall were watching tensely , waiting for something to happen . They felt certain it must ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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