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      Matilda

      by Roald Dahl
      Published
      Oct 1988
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      240
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      About This Book

      For hundreds of kids "The Trunchbull" is pure terror—for Matilda, she's a sitting duck.

      Who put superglue in Dad's hat? Was it really a ghost that made Mom tear out of the house? Only sweet, gentle Matilda knows. Because she's the one playing all the jokes! She's a genius with idiot parents—and she's having a great time driving them crazy. But at school things are different. At school there's Miss Trunchbull, two hundred pounds of kid-hating bully. Pull a trick on "The Trunchbull" and she'll string you up. Get rid of The Trunchbull and you'll be a hero for every kid in Crunchem Hall. But that would take a superhuman genius. Or maybe a sweet, gentle—crafty—genius?

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Themes

      Comedy / Humor

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade Young Adult / Teens

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