Welcome to the joyous world of Mina and best friends Reema and Mobeen!

'Islam's story is pitch-perfect on friendship and the chaos and excitement of a school trip, while offering Muslim representation in the young middle-grade space.' - Top 10 Highlights, Bookseller Children's Previews

Mina and her friends have just finished their primary school exams, and it's finallytime to CELEBRATE. Miss Khan has promised the Year 6 children at Western Primary a week of games, parties and snacks. But everything comes to a crashing halt when Mr Aku gets THATphone call:

A SCHOOL INSPECTION!

Gone are the plans for a fun week, the kids all have to be on their best behaviour and if everything goes well, Year 6 will get to go on a trip to the new circus in town!

Mina and her best friends Mobeen and Reema are chosen to show the inspectors around, and everything seems to be going REALLY WELL! Until a pet tarantula goes missing ...

Funny, fast-paced and full of heart, The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood: School Holiday is a richly illustrated children's novel for readers aged 7-11. A perfect book for:

• Fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Planet Omar
• Readers who love diverse, funny family stories
• Children of Bangladeshi and South Asian heritage seeing themselves on the page for the first time
• Anyone who has ever been dragged on a family holiday they didn't ask for

Also in the Misadventures of Mina Mahmood series:

• School Trip!
• School Holiday!
• Bake It Till You Make It! (World Book Day 2027)