"The Trunchbull" is no match for Matilda! Who put superglue in Dad's hat? Was it relly a ghost that made Mom tear out of the house? Matilda is a genius with idiot parents-and she's having a great time driving them crazy. But at school things are different. At school there's Miss Trunchbull, two hundred menacing punds of kid-hating headmistress. Get rid of the Trunchbull and Matilda would be a …
Matilda Wormwood's father is a mean crooked crook. And her mother's just plain stupid. They think Matilda is a nuisance who should watch more TV and read fewer books! But her lonely teacher Miss Honey thinks Matilda is a genius. Matilda has a few extraordinary tricks up her sleeve, so her horrible parents and even more horrible headmistress had better watch out.
A taste of her own medicine. George is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for everything. And George knows just what to put into it. Grandma's in for the surprise-and so is George, when he sees the results of his mixture!
How do you outwut a Twit? Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest, people in the world. They hate everything-except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birdsd to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge.
Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins.
This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches. Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories-but nothing can prepare him for they day he comes face to face with…
Hundreds of years ago, the Builders built the city of Ember. In Ember, there is no sun and the only light comes from big street lights. But the lights are going off more and more often, and there isn't enough food for everyone. Then two teenagers, Lina and Doon, find some old 'instructions'. Is there a way out of Ember after all...?
Andi and Bruce live with their dog, Friday and their carers, Carl and Lois. Lois hates kids and dogs and she doesn't know about Friday. Then Andi and Bruce find an old, empty hotel - and they turn it into a home for Friday and lots of other dogs. But what happens when Animal Control learn about the 'Hotel for Dogs'? Is it the end for Andi and Bruce, and everything they love?
Billy is 11 years old and life isn't easy. His mum's dead. His dad and his brother are on strike and they've got no money. But Billy has a dream. He wants to be a dancer. Every week he goes to dance classes. He wants to audition for the Royal Ballet School. But how can he tell his family?
When Henry Dashwood dies, his wife and three daughters, Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret, have to leave their family home and move to Devon. There Marianne meets Willoughby - a man with exactly the same tastes and opinions as herself. When he leaves suddenly for London, she is deeply upset. Elinor tries to hide her strong feelings for Edward Ferrars, a family friend, as she discovers some secrets…