Matilda has terrible parents who don't recognize how special she is—the girl is reading and doing tricky math by the time she's three. Before she turns five, she starts going to the library by herself, where the librarian helps her pick out more challenging books.
MIDDLE
At school, Matilda makes friends with Lavender and learns about how horrible the Trunchbull is from a girl named Hortensia.
Matilda also sees two examples of the Trunchbull in action—first, when the Trunchbull throws Amanda around by her hair, and second, when the Trunchbull makes Bruce eat an entire cake.
When the Trunchbull visits Miss Honey's class, the headmistress blames Matilda for putting a newt in her water.
Matilda is so mad that she actually gets telekinetic powers (seriously, we did not make that up), and knocks the water and newt into Miss Trunchbull.
END
She secures the deeds and scares Miss Trunchbull into leaving. In the end, Miss Honey becomes the headmistress of the school. After Matilda's parents announce that they plan to move to Spain, Miss Honey offers to adopt Matilda, and the two live happily in the family home they both should have had all along.
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Matilda has terrible parents who don't recognize how special she is—the girl is reading and doing tricky math by the time she's three. Before she turns five, she starts going to the library by herself, where the librarian helps her pick out more challenging books.
MIDDLE
At school, Matilda makes friends with Lavender and learns about how horrible the Trunchbull is from a girl named Hortensia.
Matilda also sees two examples of the Trunchbull in action—first, when the Trunchbull throws Amanda around by her hair, and second, when the Trunchbull makes Bruce eat an entire cake.
When the Trunchbull visits Miss Honey's class, the headmistress blames Matilda for putting a newt in her water.
Matilda is so mad that she actually gets telekinetic powers (seriously, we did not make that up), and knocks the water and newt into Miss Trunchbull.
END
She secures the deeds and scares Miss Trunchbull into leaving. In the end, Miss Honey becomes the headmistress of the school. After Matilda's parents announce that they plan to move to Spain, Miss Honey offers to adopt Matilda, and the two live happily in the family home they both should have had all along.
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