Matilda
No podemos resistirnos a Matilda y recomendar a su autor a los niños que no lo conozcan. Matilda debe poner orden en una escuela poco acogedora porque sus profesores no están a la altura de su profesión. Pero el humor, la ironía y también la ternura harán que la escuela termine siendo un lugar amable donde ayuden a los niños a crecer y a leer. Roald Dahl decía que todos los niños tenían una brasa y que alguien debe encender el fuego y mantenerlo encendido. La escuela tiene este papel que cumplir porque de ello depende la luz del mundo. Source: [1], back cover
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Matilda Wormwood teaches herself to read at three and is dropped by her crooked-car-dealer parents into a school run by a child-hating ex-Olympian called Miss Trunchbull. The novel watches her get even, mostly with her mind.
Yes, twice. Danny DeVito directed a 1996 film adaptation starring Mara Wilson. A 2022 musical film adaptation, Matilda the Musical, directed by Matthew Warchus, was released on Netflix and is based on the long-running stage musical.
Yes. Matilda has been challenged in some American schools, primarily for the harsh adult characters and Roald Dahl's tone. The 2023 edits to Dahl's work, including Matilda, drew significant criticism from readers and authors.
Matilda was written by Roald Dahl, published in 1988 by Cape.
Matilda is 240 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Matilda takes most readers 4 to 5 hours to finish.
Matilda is a standalone novel by Roald Dahl, not part of a series.
Matilda is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
