Written by Lisa Yee, Illustrated by Dan Santat
Have you ever felt that you just don’t belong? Olive no longer has her Grandma Mimi, and her parents are gone all of the time. She is lonely and doesn’t fit in at her school. Sitting in class she gets called to the office because her parents are leaving again and she is moving to another school. RASCH to be exact. It used to be a prison but is now a school. She is angry at her parents for being gone so much and just dumping her at a boarding school in San Francisco. She gives the school a chance and finds that she fits in here with her group, “The Misfits.” She has skills that are useful at the school. She makes friends for life and solves mysteries that help many people. In the end, they save some very expensive jewels and discover that her parents and her Grandma Mimi are part of the RASCH school as well. Really cute book.
Reviewed by Christie Haslam, Librarian, Gearld Wright Elementary
Review shared in December 2023
Rating: ★★★★✩ (4 stars)
Interest Level: Grades 4-8
The Misfits
Written by Lisa Yee, Illustrated by Dan Santat
Random House
276 pages
Release Date: January 2, 2024
ISBN: 9781984830296
An advance reader’s copy was provided by the publisher.
