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
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