Teacher host- Mrs. Hannah Ogden, library media specialist McNeill Elementary School
240 pages, depending on the edition. Interest level: grades 3-7
Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's 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. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves - and Matilda may be just the one to do it!