Tagbook : the Bolt book of questions and answers

One of Roald Dahl's most famous children's books.Matilda is a brilliant and sensitive child, but her parents think of her only as a nuisance. Even before she is five years old, she has read Dickens and Hemingway and still her parents think of her as a pest. So she decides to get back at them. Her platinum-haired mother and car salesman father are no match for her sharp genius, and neither is the cruel headmistress Miss Trunchbull. And then the child prodigy discovers she has an extraordinary psychic power that can save her school and especially the lovely kindergarten teacher, Miss Honey. Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!Matilda Wormwood's father thinks she's a little scab. Matilda's mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And Matilda's headmistress Miss Trunchbull? Well, she's the worst of all. She is a big bully, who thinks all her pupils are rotten and locks them in the dreaded Chokey. As for Matilda, she's an extraordinary little girl with a magical mind - and now she's had enough. So all these grown-ups had better watch out, because Matilda is going to teach them a lesson they'll never forget."A true genius ... Roald Dahl is my hero"--David Walliams Now you can listen to MATILDA and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! And look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits A True Genius . . . Roald Dahl Is My Hero - David Walliams So Matilda's Strong Young Mind Continued To Grow, Nurtured By The Voices Of All Those Authors Who Had Sent Their Books Out Into The World Like Ships On The Sea. These Books Gave Matilda A Hopeful And Comforting Message: You Are Not Alone. Matilda Is The World's Most Famous Bookworm, No Thanks To Her Ghastly Parents. Her Father Thinks She's A Little Scab. Her Mother Spends All Afternoon Playing Bingo. And Her Headmistress, Miss Trunchbull? She's The Worst Of All. She's A Big Bully, Who Thinks All Her Pupils Are Rotten And Locks Them In The Dreaded Chokey. Despite These Beastly Grownups Trying To Push Her Down, Matilda Is An Extraordinary Girl With A Magical Mind. And She's Had Enough. So All The Terrible Adults Had Better Watch Out, Because She's Going To Teach Them A Lesson They'll Never Forget! The much-loved Roald Dahl story, updated for a whole new generation of readers with an exciting new interior design and cover look. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: you are not alone. Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind . But her parents have decided she's just a nuisance who wastes too much time on reading and stories. And her headmistress Miss Trunchbull is a terrible bully, who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked up. Now it's time for Matilda to find the power to change her story, and show them just how extraordinary children can be . . . The text in this edition of Matilda was updated in 2022 for young independent readers. No podemos resistirnos a Matilda y recomendar a su autor a los niños que no lo conozcan. Matilda debe poner orden en una escuela poco acogedora porque sus profesores no están a la altura de su profesión. Pero el humor, la ironía y también la ternura harán que la escuela termine siendo un lugar amable donde ayuden a los niños a crecer y a leer. Roald Dahl decía que todos los niños tenían una brasa y que alguien debe encender el fuego y mantenerlo encendido. La escuela tiene este papel que cumplir porque de ello depende la luz del mundo. Source: [1], back cover [1]: https://archive.org/details/matilda00roal This book is a collection of the most thought-provoking questions asked (and answered) on one of the UK's most popular teenage web sites, www.Bolt.com. The site is a minefield of ideas and information, generated by and for the users themselves. And the questions and answers area, Tagbook, is one of the most-visited areas. Anything goes here, you can raise any issue, ask a burning or embarrassing question or simply find out whether other teens feel the same way as you do. An entertaining and compulsive little book that expresses the honest and direct feelings of today's teens. Matilda longs for her parents to be good and loving and understanding. But they are none of these things. They are perfectly horrid to her. Matilda invents a game of punishing them each time they treat her badly and she soon discovers she has supernatural powers. She applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security A collection of thought-provoking questions asked (and answered) on a popular UK teenage website. Anything goes in "Tagbook", the website's question-and-answer area - this book reflects the honest and direct feelings expressed there.