Matilda

Resource Information

The work Matilda represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Matilda

Statement of responsibility

Roald Dahl ; illustrated by Quentin Blake

Creator

• trueDahl, Roald

Contributor

• trueBlake, Quentin

Illustrator

• trueBlake, Quentin

Subject

• trueTeachers
• trueElementary schools
• trueGifted girls
• trueGifted girls -- Family relationships
• Humorous fiction
• trueIndependence in girls
• Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction
• Leveled reading level S
• trueMagic
• Mentoring -- Juvenile fiction
• Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction
• truePractical jokes
• Psychokinesis -- Juvenile fiction
• trueReading
• trueRevenge
• trueSchool children
• Schools -- Juvenile fiction
• trueSupernatural
• trueTeacher-student relationships
• Teacher-student relationships -- Juvenile fiction
• trueWomen headmasters
• trueAssertiveness in girls
• Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
• trueElementary school teachers

Genre

• Juvenile fiction
• Humorous fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Matilda is a genius whose father is a crooked car-salesman and whose mother is loud and bingo-obsessed. Matilda fights them with nasty practical jokes, but finds herself stymied by Miss Trunchbull, headmistress of her school. When Miss Trunchbull terrorizes sweet Miss Honey, Matilda discovers her telekinectic powers

Related

• Oprah's book club kids reading list

Storyline

• trueCharacter-driven

Tone

• trueWhimsical
• trueFunny

Writing style

• trueWitty
• trueAttention-grabbing

Illustration

• trueFanciful

Award

• Beehive Children's Fiction Book Award (Utah), 1991.
• Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland), Grades 4-6, 1992.
• Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland), Grades 6-9, 1992.
• Books I Love Best Yearly (BILBY), Younger Reader, 1997.
• Great Stone Face Children's Book Award (New Hampshire), 1990.
• Indian Paintbrush Book Award (Wyoming), 1991.
• Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 1992.
• Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois), 1991.
• Virginia Readers' Choice Award for Elementary School, 1991.
• West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA), Younger Readers, 1989.
• West Virginia Children's Choice Book Award, 1992.

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

840L

Intended audience source

Lexile

Interest level

MG

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Reading level

5.0

Study program name

Accelerated Reader

Target audience

juvenile