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Matilda

by Roald Dahl · 1988

Literary Fiction · ranked #23 in category

Matilda Wormwood is a precocious five-year-old with parents who ignore her brilliance. She teaches herself to read, devours the local library, and eventually discovers she has telekinetic powers — which she uses to bring justice to her terrifying headmistress Miss Trunchbull. Dahl's most beloved novel for children is about the power of intelligence, reading and kindness in a world that prefers children to be seen and not heard.

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Category
Literary Fiction
First published
1988 · 1980s
Author
Roald Dahl
Standing
Essential Read

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