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Matilda (Puffin Modern Classics) Book

Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be true. At age five-and-a-half she's knocking off double-digit multiplication problems and blitz-reading Dickens. Even more remarkably, her classmates love her even though she's a super-nerd and the teacher's pet. But everything is not perfect in Matilda's world. For starters she has two of the most idiotic, self-centred parents who ever lived. Then there's the large, busty nightmare of a school mistress, Mrs ("The") Trunchbull, a former hammer- throwing champion who flings children at will and is approximately as sympathetic as a bulldozer. Fortunately for Matilda, she has the inner resources to deal with such annoyances: astonishing intelligence, saintly patience and an innate talent for revenge. She warms up with some practical jokes aimed at her hapless parents, but the true test comes when she rallies in defence of her teacher, the sweet Miss Honey, against the diabolical Trunchbull. There is never any doubt that Matilda will carry the day. Even so, this wonderful story is far from predictable--the big surprise comes when Matilda discovers a new, mysterious facet of her mental dexterity. Roald Dahl, while keeping the plot moving imaginatively, also has an unerring ear for emotional truth. The truly reader cares about Matilda because, in addition to all her other gifts, she has real feelings. Read More

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  • Amazon

    Matilda is a brilliant and sensitive child, but her parents think of her only as a nuisance. Her mother and father are no match for her sharp genius, and neither is the cruel headmistress Miss Trunchbull. And then she discovers she has an extraordinary psychic power that can save her school and especially the kindergarten teacher, Miss Honey.

  • Penguin

    Cheat! Stupid! Ignorant! Liar! Matilda's parents have called her some terrible things. The truth is, she's a genius and they're the stupid ones. Find out how she gets the better of them and her spiteful headmistress, Miss Trunchball, as well as discovering that she has a very special power.

  • Blackwell

    Matilda Wormwood's father is a mean crooked crook. And her mother's just plain stupid. They think Matilda is a nuisance who should watch more TV and read fewer books! Matilda has a few extraordinary tricks up her sleeve, so her horrible parents...

  • Pickabook

    Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus), Julia Eccleshare

  • 0141314567
  • 9780141314563
  • Roald Dahl
  • 6 March 2003
  • Puffin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 352
  • New Ed
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