Matilda Wormwood is only five years old, but she is a genius. Unfortunately, her parents are too wrapped up in their own lives to even notice. To make matters worse, her horrible headmistress the Trunchbull is a bully who makes life very difficult for Matilda’s classmates and teacher, Miss Honey. But Matilda soon discovers that she has a very special power, one that will change the course of her story and teach the dreadful Trunchbull a lesson shell never forget