Matilda (Puffin Modern Classics)

by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

Overview

Now a musical on Broadway and streaming on Netflix!

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 just the one to do it!

"Matilda will surely go straight to children's hearts." —The New York Times Book Review

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142402535
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	09/23/2004
Series:	Puffin Modern Classics
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.61(d)
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to Washington, D.C., and it was there he began to write. His first short story, which recounted his adventures in the war, was bought by The Saturday Evening Post, and so began a long and illustrious career.

After establishing himself as a 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 Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Although he passed away in 1990, his popularity continues to increase as his fantastic novels, including James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, delight an ever-growing legion of fans.

Learn more about Roald Dahl on the official Roald Dahl Web site: www.roalddahl.com

Date of Birth:

September 13, 1916

Date of Death:

November 23, 1990

Place of Birth:

Llandaff, Wales, England

Place of Death:

Oxford, England

Table of Contents

	The Reader of Books	7
	Mr Wormwood, the Great Car Dealer	22
	The Hat and the Superglue	30
	The Ghost	38
	Arithmetic	49
	The Platinum-Blond Man	56
	Miss Honey	66
	The Trunchbull	82
	The Parents	90
	Throwing the Hammer	101
	Bruce Bogtrotter and the Cake	117
	Lavender	134
	The Weekly Test	141
	The First Miracle	159
	The Second Miracle	170
	Miss Honey's Cottage	177
	Miss Honey's Story	193
	The Names	206
	The Practice	210
	The Third Miracle	215
	A New Home	227

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Roald Dahl has done it again. . . . Matilda will surely go straight to children's hearts. (The New York Times Book Review)

Editorial Reviews

Roald Dahl has done it again. . . . Matilda will surely go straight to children's hearts. (The New York Times Book Review)

From the Publisher

Gr 2-6-Resourceful Matilda is saddled with two hellish parents and an even worse headmistress. The evil Mrs. Trenchbull is out to get Miss Honey, Matilda's beloved teacher, and thinks nothing of flinging young innocents into nail-festooned boxes by their hair. Not to worry: Superbright Matilda dishes out revenge in high-comic style in this delicious page-turner for readers looking for laughs.
—Cheryl Scheer, Denver P.L., CO Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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