Miss Honey confided in Matilda with the story of her harsh upbringing. She lost her mother when she was two, her father had his wife’s stepsister live with them to keep things in order, and then he ...

In one of Roald Dahl’s best movie adaptations, Matilda, it’s easy to send a lot of love to the title character. She was a book lover, knew how to adapt to hostile environments, and was telepathic! Yes ...