Matilda is a brilliant and sensitive child, but her parents think of her only as a nuisance. When one day she is attacked by her odious headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, Matilda suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to avenge herself!

This book is part of a book series called Puffin Classics .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 232 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini moved to London from Italy in 1999 to study photography at The London College of Printing. Her exquisite, detailed work is characterised by a contemporary take on classic styles, and she has produced work for Penguin, Chronicle, The Guardian, Macmillan Books, Marks & Spencer and many more. Roald Dahl was born in Wales of Norwegian parents the child of a second marriage. His father and elder sister died when Roald was just three. His mother was left to raise two stepchildren and her own four children. Roald was her only son. He had an unhappy time at school and this influenced his writing greatly. He once said that what distinguished him from most other childrens writers was this business of remembering what it was like to be young. Many of his books have been turned into films - Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, The Witches, James and The Giant Peach, Esia Trot, Fantastic Mr Fox. Roalds childhood and schooldays are the subject of his autobiography Boy. https://www. roalddahl. com/ QUENTIN BLAKE is Britain's leading illustrator, and was chosen as the first Children's Laureate.