~ Trade Paperback
~ Winner of the Dutch Children's Jury Prize - 1989, WAYRBA for Younger Readers - 1989, Red House Children's Book Award - 1989, BILBY Award for Read Aloud - 1990, Beehive Book Award for Children's Fiction - 1991, Indian Paintbrush Book Award - 1991, Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award - 1991, Audie Award for Children's Titles - 2014, Blue Peter Book Voter's Award for Book that Made Me Laugh the Loudest - 2020, and more!
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 menacing, kid-hating 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!