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
... ... you little cheat ! " the father suddenly shouted , pointing at her with his finger . " You looked at my bit of paper ! You read it off from what I've got written here ! " " Daddy , I'm the other side of the room. 54.
... ... you little cheat ! " the father suddenly shouted , pointing at her with his finger . " You looked at my bit of paper ! You read it off from what I've got written here ! " " Daddy , I'm the other side of the room. 54.
Page 108
... suddenly started scratch- ing herself like mad down below . A - ha , I said to myself . Here we go . She's changed for gym already . It was pretty wonderful to be sitting there watching it all and knowing that I was the only person in ...
... suddenly started scratch- ing herself like mad down below . A - ha , I said to myself . Here we go . She's changed for gym already . It was pretty wonderful to be sitting there watching it all and knowing that I was the only person in ...
Page 168
... sudden she found that she was frightened by nobody in the world . With the power of her eyes alone she had compelled a glass ... Suddenly the entire class seemed to rise up against the Headmistress . " She didn't move ! " they cried out ...
... sudden she found that she was frightened by nobody in the world . With the power of her eyes alone she had compelled a glass ... Suddenly the entire class seemed to rise up against the Headmistress . " She didn't move ! " they cried out ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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