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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Roald Dahl. parent , nevertheless told her she was very wel- come . " Where are the children's books please ? " Matilda asked . " They're over there on those lower shelves , " Mrs Phelps told her . " Would you like me to help you find a ...
Roald Dahl. parent , nevertheless told her she was very wel- come . " Where are the children's books please ? " Matilda asked . " They're over there on those lower shelves , " Mrs Phelps told her . " Would you like me to help you find a ...
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... told him . And later on , as she watched her skinny little husband skulking around the bed- room in his purple - striped pyjamas with a pork - pie hat on his head , she thought how stupid he looked . Hardly the kind of man a wife dreams ...
... told him . And later on , as she watched her skinny little husband skulking around the bed- room in his purple - striped pyjamas with a pork - pie hat on his head , she thought how stupid he looked . Hardly the kind of man a wife dreams ...
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... told me I owed her a lot of money . I asked her why . She said , ' Because I've been feeding you for all these years and buying +2513 your shoes and your clothes ! ' She told 200.
... told me I owed her a lot of money . I asked her why . She said , ' Because I've been feeding you for all these years and buying +2513 your shoes and your clothes ! ' She told 200.
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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