Thanks to Miss Honey’s encouragement Matilda blossoms and then discovers that she has an amazing power, a power that helps her get the better of the school’s cruel headteacher, Miss Trunchbull. Matilda escapes to the local library to read and on her first day of school astounds her teacher, Miss Honey, with her amazing intelligence. The Story: Five year old Matilda’s father is a crooked car salesman and her mother leaves her alone while she goes to bingo. The local librarian, Mrs Phelps, after her initial surprise at Matilda’s high reading level, encourages her and helps feed her voracious reading habit before Matilda’s teacher, Miss Honey, goes well beyond the call of duty and becomes a supportive friend. Two other people also stand out in Matilda’s story, both are supportive and encouraging and help her escape the harsh reality of life at home. She loves books, she’s strong minded, determined, feisty and all of these attributes lead her, against all odds, to find her own happy ending. Matilda is one our favourite fictional heroines and her story is our favourite Roald Dahl story.
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