Matilda Contributor(s): Dahl, Roald (Author), Blake, Quentin (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0142402532 ISBN-13: 9780142402535 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: Now reissued--Dahl's tale of a sweet five-year-old little girl with extraordinary mental powers that she uses to teach her school's evil head mistress a lesson she'll never forget. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2005271117 |
Lexile Measure: 840 |
Series: Puffin Modern Classics |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.03" W x 7.09" (0.40 lbs) 232 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 5429 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "The Trunchbull" is no match for Matilda 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 |