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 53
... writing . " Very well , " the father said . " Now work out the profit I made on each of the five cars and add up the total . Then you'll be able to tell me how much money your rather brilliant father made altogether today . " " That's a ...
... writing . " Very well , " the father said . " Now work out the profit I made on each of the five cars and add up the total . Then you'll be able to tell me how much money your rather brilliant father made altogether today . " " That's a ...
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... writing surface of the black- board . " It's writing something ! " screamed Nigel . " The chalk is writing something ! " And indeed it was . Agatha " What the blazes is this ? " yelled the Trunchbull . It had shaken her to see her own ...
... writing surface of the black- board . " It's writing something ! " screamed Nigel . " The chalk is writing something ! " And indeed it was . Agatha " What the blazes is this ? " yelled the Trunchbull . It had shaken her to see her own ...
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... writer for adults , Roald Dahl began writing children's stories in 1960 while living in England with his family . His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children , to whom many of his books are dedicated . Roald ...
... writer for adults , Roald Dahl began writing children's stories in 1960 while living in England with his family . His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children , to whom many of his books are dedicated . Roald ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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