The Unlovable Alina Butt

Key Selling Points

• An 11-year-old Pakistani girl wants to reinvent herself at a new school.
• Themes of self-acceptance and bullying are explored in this "lived-experience" debut novel.
• A funny, sweet story about finding the confidence to love yourself for who you are.
• Like the main character, the author emigrated from Pakistan and moved around a lot as a child.
• The story has been optioned by a production company for a possible TV series.

Fitting in at a new school is hard enough, but when you’re an awkward, big-nosed, nerdy Pakistani girl with a funny last name, it can seem impossible.

Eleven-year-old Alina Butt has changed schools four times already since her family moved to England from Pakistan. Even after all that practice, she doesn’t seem to be getting any better at being the new kid. Mocked for her last name and her "weird" lunches, Alina has had enough! Taking a leap of faith to try and stand out for the "right" reasons, Alina auditions for the school play. Her hopes of landing the lead role in Cinderella are dashed when her new friend gets the part of Cinderella instead...and her bully is cast as Prince Charming!

Alina must rely on her stubborn will and wacky sense of humor to survive the endlessly embarrassing and ridiculous situations she finds herself in and discover her own unique way to shine!

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.