Question

What is the first word used to describe matilda when she first appears in the book?

Answer 1

Matilda Wormwood - "The Reader of Books," as she is introduced - is an avid and enthusiastic reader. From Frances Hogdson Burnett's The Secret Garden ("It was full of mystery...") to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Charles Dickens' Great Expectations ("I loved it") - it is through stories that she travels the world.