The paper presents findings from a reader response study conducted in February
2013 with 150 children aged 7–11 in which they discussed extracts and clips from
Roald Dahl’s Matilda (1988) and its cinematic adaptation (1996). Dahl and
Matilda were chosen because they provoke emphatic responses from adults, often
commenting on the effects of Dahl upon young readers, and thus exemplify the
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