A brilliant, telekinetic five-year-old neglected by her crass parents finds an ally in her kind teacher Miss Honey and uses her wits — and eventually her powers — to take down the tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull.
Books mentioned in Matilda (20)
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: “"Great Expectations," Matilda read, "by Charles Dickens. I'd love to try it."”
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens: “Library reading list: "Matilda read the following books: Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens..."”
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens: “Library reading list: "Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens"”
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë: “Library reading list: "Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte"”
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: “Library reading list: "Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen"”
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy: “Library reading list: "Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy"”
Gone to Earth by Mary Webb: “Library reading list: "Gone to Earth by Mary Webb"”
Kim by Rudyard Kipling: “Library reading list: "Kim by Rudyard Kipling"”
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells: “Library reading list: "The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells"”
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway: “Library reading list: "The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway"”
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner: “Library reading list: "The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner"”
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck: “Library reading list: "The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck"”
The Good Companions by J. B. Priestley: “Library reading list: "The Good Companions by J. B. Priestley"”
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene: “Library reading list: "Brighton Rock by Graham Greene"”
Animal Farm by George Orwell: “Library reading list: "Animal Farm by George Orwell"”
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett: “"I liked The Secret Garden best of all. It was full of mystery," Matilda said.”
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis: “"I liked The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," Matilda said. "I think Mr C. S. Lewis is a very good writer."”
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling: “"you're too small and stupid to have read the Just So Stories, aren't you?" "I've read them," Matilda said.”
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck: “"It's called The Red Pony. It's by John Steinbeck, an American writer," Matilda said.”
In Country Sleep by Dylan Thomas: “"A poet called Dylan Thomas once wrote some lines that I think of every time I walk up this path." Miss Honey then recites: "Never and never, my girl riding far and near / In the land of the hearthstone tales, and spelled asleep..."”
Books that mention Matilda (1)
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan: “I thought he said he was in the middle of reading Matilda.”