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 62
... yelled , putting both hands to his hair . " I most certainly have not dyed it ! What d'you mean I've dyed it ? What's happened to it ? Or is this some sort of a stupid joke ? " His face was turning pale green , the colour of sour apples ...
... yelled , putting both hands to his hair . " I most certainly have not dyed it ! What d'you mean I've dyed it ? What's happened to it ? Or is this some sort of a stupid joke ? " His face was turning pale green , the colour of sour apples ...
Page 63
... yelled the father , staring into the little mirror . " What's happened to me ! I look terrible ! I look just like you gone wrong ! I can't go down to the garage and sell cars like this ! How did it happen ? " He stared round the room ...
... yelled the father , staring into the little mirror . " What's happened to me ! I look terrible ! I look just like you gone wrong ! I can't go down to the garage and sell cars like this ! How did it happen ? " He stared round the room ...
Page 220
... yelled the Trunchbull . It had shaken her to see her own first name being written like that by an invisible hand . She dropped Wilfred on to the floor . Then she yelled at nobody in particular , " Who's doing this ? Who's writing it ...
... yelled the Trunchbull . It had shaken her to see her own first name being written like that by an invisible hand . She dropped Wilfred on to the floor . Then she yelled at nobody in particular , " Who's doing this ? Who's writing it ...
Contents
The Reader of Books | 7 |
Mr Wormwood the Great Car Dealer | 22 |
The Hat and the Superglue | 30 |
Copyright | |
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