Chapter Book
Modern Fantasy
This story is about a little girl who loves to read and who is very intelligent for her age. Her parents do not see how brilliant this five year old is and pays little attention to her. Matilda often plays tricks on her parents. The little girl starts school and meets a teacher named Miss Honey. Matilda loves her teacher and thinks the school headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, is very mean. Matilda spends time with Miss Honey at her house and finds out that that the school headmistress is Miss Honey's aunt and had raised Miss Honey because her parents had passed away when she was very young. The aunt took over everything the parents left Miss Honey and she never knew about it, until Matilda came along. In the end, Matilda got the nice house and accessories back for Miss Honey and she moved in with Miss Honey because her parents were moving and she didn't want to go. Now Matilda finally had someone to pay attention to her and acknowledge her brilliance.
I would use this book in my classroom to show students that everything is not always perfect, but can change. I would use Matilda as a role model to show the students that they can be smart like Matilda and show them that she never gave up even though she didn't have anyone supporting her. I would tell my students that they need to try their best and never give up because in the end, it will be rewarding. I would use this book for 3-5 because it is an entertaining book and also teaches a great lesson of encouragement.
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