Matilda (Random House Modern Classics)

Matilda (Random House Modern Classics)

By Roald Dahl

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Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 4 - 6S540009
Now a musical! 

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 menacing, kid-hating 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!

Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN-13: 9780141369365
ISBN-10: 0141369361
Published on 11/22/2016
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 212

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kirbyfan#1 kirbyfan#1

Matilda written by Roald Dahl is about a little girl called Matilda, who wanted to read a lot of books and her family didn't like her so much so she went to the library and got some books but her dad Mr.worm wood tear the pages of the books then Matilda went to school and is now with Mrs.honey later on Matilda met Mrs.trunchbull, a lot of days later Mrs.trunchbull was fainted after she saw the chalk write in the white board, later Matilda's family went to Spain so Mr.wormwood won't get caught by the cops by stealing stolen cars. Will Matilda go to Spain or will stay with Ms.honey? My favorite part was Matilda was putting some super blond color dye in Mr.wormwood's hair. The theme is always be polite and always be honest about yourself, the problem is Matilda didn't like how Mrs.trunchbull was disrespectful to her and the solution is Matilda was writing with a chalk in the board and Mrs.trunchbull fainted

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Matilda written by Roald Dauhl is about a little girl named Matilda her parents did not care about her their names are Mr.s wormwood and Mrs.wormwood. Matilda's mother always goes to play bingo and her father goes to work for selling used cars.and her brother always goes to school so Matilda is all alone but she is a clever little girl so after she was all alone she would go to the libery.she would loves reading books so then she met miss.ppileps she was a kind purson.so then matilda finished reading the children's books so then she started to read the adult's books miss.philep's was surprised of matilds reading big books.so miss phileps desided to let matilda take some books home.So my favorite part is whenmatilda figured out that she had powsers then the newt fell on miss trunchbull.So miss.trunchbull hate pigs tails so she saw a little girl with it.what do you think is going to happen.

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Matilda written by Roald Dahl is about a girl named Matilda.Matilda's parents are really rude.They do not care her.Matilda takes care of herself because mainly no one was at the house.She even walked to the library herself.Matilda tricked her parents as pay back.Matilda was in the school were there was frighten children but evil headmistress.Are Matilda's parents ever going to change and start treating her good ,care for her, or at least give her a bit of love because she is their daughter. My favorite part is when Lavender sneeks in the classroom and with the newt she captured at her home she put it in the jug where Miss.Trunchbull the headmistress allways drinked out of and that day Miss.Trunchbull was going to go teach Miss.Honeys class which is Matilda's and Lavender's teacher.That was smart of Lavender because she sneeked in and no one saw her so they can not say it was possibly her when it was her.Well by reading this great amazing story I think the theme of this story is to be happy even if you have powers like for example Matilda was not happy and she had powers but at te end of the story she was happy because Miss.Honey adopts Matilda and they are both happy.

dancerfamily16 dancerfamily16

Matilda written by Roald Dahl is about how Matilda's parents do not care about her and they are never home and they don't give her much care. Matilda went to the library and got books. she was even ready for school. Matilda's father took her to a school to start. That is when she met Miss honey. Miss honey said that she was very smart. Miss honey was not only her teacher she was her friend. Matilda had met Ms. Trunchbull . Matilda said she looked very mean and other girls said she was mean. will Ms. trunchbull Like Matilda ? My favorite part was when Matilda found out that trunchbull was Miss honeys aunt. She took care of her but she was mean. trunchbull wrote a fake note that she gets to keep the house but she does not. Matilda got the house for Miss honey to live in. And that is when Matilda moved in with miss honey. The theme could be to never let people treat you bad treat people how you want to be treated.

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When Matilda was little she did everything on her own. Ms. Trunchbull

So good! Couldn't put it down! I love Miss Honey. I'm glad Trunchbull isn't my principal!

A-some A-some

I love Roal Dahl books!

jazzie 449 jazzie 449

love it! I just couldn't put it down.

jazzie 443 jazzie 443

i just LOVED this book. i think that Miss.Honey is 1 of my favourite characters.

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