Five-year old Matilda had taught herself to read at the age of three. Unfortunately, her parents could not be more different from her. They discourage reading, scold her for talking, and leave her home alone nearly every afternoon. Finally, Matilda gets tired of having such horrific parents and decides to give them a taste of their own medicine. She puts superglue in her father’s hat, turns his hair blond, terrifies her mother so badly that she runs out of the house…. The list goes on and on.
Matilda had never been grateful for her parents, but when she starts school it turns out to be a good thing that she has experience dealing with grown-ups. Miss Trunchbull, the headmistress, is even more terrible than her parents. If Matilda can get rid of her once and for all, she will be hailed a hero, but it may be that our heroine has finally met her match.
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