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Matilda is about a young girl who is neglected by her family that believes her to be a nuisance. She is very intelligent and has powers that can do things beyond what she ever imagined. Some differences between the book and it's movie adaptation are:- Book: Based in EnglandMovie: Based in America-Book: Fat mother, skinny fatherMovie: Skinny mother, fat father.-Book: Boy tossed out of a window for eating licoriceMovie: Boy tossed out of a window for eating M&Ms-Book: Miss Honey's nickname from her father is "Jenny".Movie: Miss Honey's nickname from her father is "little bumblebee".-Book: Matilda loses her powers.Movie: Matilda keeps her powers.-Book: Matilda's family flees to Spain and she goes with.Movie: Matlida's family flees to Guam after allowing Miss Honey to adopt her.

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