Title Matilda / Roald Dahl ; illustrations by Quentin Blake

Published London : Jonathan Cape, 1988

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	J Dah		AVAILABLE
MELB CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Dah/Mat		AVAILABLE
MELB CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Dah/Mat		AVAILABLE

Description 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents The reader of books -- Mr Wormwood,t he great car dealer -- The hat and the superglue -- The ghost -- Arithmetic -- The platinum-blond man -- Miss Honey -- The Trunchbull -- The parents -- Throwing a hammer -- Bruce Bogtrotter and the cake -- Lavender -- The weekly test -- The first miracle -- The second miracle -- Miss Honey's cottage -- Miss Honey's story -- The names -- The practice -- The third miracle -- A new home Summary Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security Analysis Imprints 20th century 1988 Children's stories in English 1945- Texts Children's stories in English, 1945- - Texts Imprints 20th century 1988 Notes Also published: New York: Viking Kestrel, 1988 Audience For 8-10 year old children Notes Text in German Subject Bullies -- Juvenile fiction. Bullying -- Juvenile fiction. Child abuse -- Juvenile fiction. Children's stories, English -- 20th century. Exceptional children -- Juvenile fiction. Families -- Juvenile fiction. Gifted children -- Juvenile fiction. Humorous stories. Magic -- Fiction. Matilda's intelligence and wit enable her to overcome the diffifulties of having a rather obnoxious family Mental suggestion -- Juvenile fiction. Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction. Premiers Reading Challenge 7-9 Psychokinesis -- Juvenile fiction. Schools -- Juvenile fiction. Teacher-student relationships -- Juvenile fiction. Gifted children -- Fiction. Humorous stories. Schools -- Fiction. Genre/Form Fiction. Author Blake, Quentin, illustrator LC no. 89116266 ISBN 0140327592 (Puffin : pbk) 0140385916 0224025724 0670824399 (Viking Kestrel) 3404120345

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