Written by Ronald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake
Matilda is one of the most well known adolescent novels. Matilda is a little girl who slowly discovers her brilliance and her parents don't even know it. She takes you on a journey through school, home life, and Miss Honey. Matilda must survive school which is ruled by the frightening Miss Trunchball. Ronald Dahl takes his readers into a world of one little girl enduring cruelty, loneliness and an overwhelming power to teach lesson to the adults in her life. This book is for children from 8 to 12 years old.
Matilda by Ronald Dahl can be used in a classroom very effectively. Children can explore vocabulary, activities/writing based upon events in the story, and guided reading about inferring.
Children can work with the narrative structure, creative writing tasks such as 'if you had telekinesis I would....'
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