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Matilda

By Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
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By Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
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Matilda 
Roald Dahl 
“Mr. Wormwood was a small ratty-looking man whose front teeth stuck out underneath a thin ratty moustache.” While some may see Miss Trunchbull as the villain, let’s not forget Harry Wormwood — Matilda’s duplicitous father that would rather her sit in front of the telly than send her to school. As a secondhand car salesman that swindles his customers, Matilda sees through all her father’s shady dealings and has plenty of fun playing tricks on her father to teach him a lesson.
 

From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!

Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be j...

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