Now reissued--Dahls tale of a sweet five-year-old little girl with extraordinary mental powers that she uses to teach her schools evil head mistress a lesson shell never forget. nThe Trunchbull is no match for Matilda n Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think shes just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. Itll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it n nMatilda will surely go straight to childrens hearts. --The New York Times Book Reviewn