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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group

ISBN-100670824399

ISBN-139780670824397

eBay Product ID (ePID)53340

Product Key Features

Book TitleMatilda

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHumorous Stories, Fantasy & Magic, School & Education, General, Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Publication Year1988

IllustratorYes, Blake, Quentin

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorRoald Dahl

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight14.8 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromThird Grade

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

Grade ToSeventh Grade

SynopsisMatilda is a genius. Unfortunately, her family treats her like a dolt. Her crooked car-salesman father and loud, bingo-obsessed mother think Matilda's only talent is as a scapegoat for everything that goes wrong in their miserable lives. But it's not long before the sweet and sensitive child decides to fight back. Faced with practical jokes of sheer brilliance, her parents don't stand a chance. Book jacket., The classic story from Roald Dahl, about an exceptional young girl with extraordinary powers. Adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and a Netflix film! 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., 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.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.D1515 Mat 1988