description: “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!was a spy, ace fighter-pilot, chocolate historian, and medical inventor. He was also the author of , , , and many more brilliant stories. He remains the World's No. 1 Storyteller.is a well-known artist whose work has made him popular on both sides of the Atlantic. He has illustrated most of Roald Dahl's children's books as well as many others.
language: English
title: Matilda
titlecomplete: Matilda
characters: Matilda Wormwood, Miss Trunchbull, Miss Honey
genres: Middle Grade, Audiobook, Young Adult, Classics, Childrens, School, Magic, Fiction, Humor, Fantasy
ratings_count: 897298
places: United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 1388563200000
name: Odyssey Award, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury
category: 10-12 jaar en 13-16 jaar, awardedAt: 1388563200000
name: Audie Award
category: Children's Titles Ages 8-12, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards
category: Read Aloud (1990), Younger Readers (1997), awardedAt: 599644800000
name: West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA)
category: Younger Readers, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Blue Peter Book Award
category: Voter's Award - Book that Made Me Laugh the Loudest, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Red House Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
category: Book Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Nevada Young Readers' Award
category: Intermediate Category , awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Beehive Book Award
category: Children's Fiction, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Indian Paintbrush Book Award, awardedAt: 1451635200000
name: Bluestem Book Award, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Virginia Reader's Choice
category: Elementary, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Bt Bound