"Published by Puffin Books, 1990. Reissued in this edition by Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, 2013" -- Title page verso
"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!" -- Provided by publisher