I'm wondering what to read next." Matilda said. "I've finished all the children's books.

Roald Dahl
About This Quote

Matilda is a character from a series of novels by Roald Dahl. In the first novel, Matilda, Matilda is a young girl whose main goal in life is to read as many books as possible. She’s very smart and determined to achieve her goals. In this story, she’s looking for a good book to read next.

The story doesn’t take place in England or America, it takes place in Africa. Matilda has been sent from England to Africa by her parents so that she can have a better education. Unfortunately, Matilda can’t read because of her disability.

Her parents send her to a school for the disabled where the other students are all very unfortunate as well.

Source: Matilda

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