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 Miss 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 Miss Trunchbull a lesson she’ll never forget.