Matilda is a precocious five-year-old who has read Dickens and is a math whiz. Unfortunately, she must contend with nasty Mrs. Trunchbull, her teacher. But once again, Dahl gives his young protagonist "the inventive powers to revenge [herself] humorously against her oppressor." (Times Literary Supplement) Matilda es una nina excepcional: solo tiene 5 anos y puede leer libros enteros y resolver operaciones matematicas muy complejas, pero sus padres creen que es una lata. Por si fuera poco, al entrar en la escuela tiene que enfrentarse con la senora Trunchbull, una directora que adora maltratar a los ninos. Cuando Matilda se vuelve el blanco de la directora, sucede algo maravilloso: Matilda descubre que tiene poderes magicos. Y nada la detenda para utilizarlos. Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. --From the Publisher Roald Dahl was born on September 13, 1916, in Llandaff, South Wales. In 1953, he published the best-selling story collection Someone Like You and married actress Patricia Neil. He published the popular book James and the Giant Peach in 1961. In 1964, he released another highly successfuly work, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which was later adapted for two films. Over his decades-long writing career, Dahl wrote 19 children's books. He died on November 23, 1990, in Oxford, England. Quentin Blake is Children's Laureate of Great Britain, has won the Kate Greenaway Medal, and is the author and/or illustrator of many books. He lives in London, England.