Misadventures of Mina Mahmood: School Holiday!

From the winner of The Week Junior Book Prize is the joyous world of Mina and best friends Reema and Mobeen. Perfect for fans of Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid – a laugh-out-loud, highly illustrated adventure full of chaos, heart and the world's most unpredictable goat. Mina Mahmood was hoping for a relaxing school holiday. Instead, she's on her way to Bangladesh – her home, as her Ammu keeps reminding her – for the very first time. At least she has her best friend Mobeen and Reema coming along, and they have their Bangla Bucket List to look forward to!What could possibly go wrong?Everything. Absolutely everything.From coordinated attacks by chickens to distant relatives who don’t care about personal boundaries, Mina's holiday is nothing like she imagined. And then there are the Village Games … Can Mina and her friends catch a fish with their bare hands, steer a boat, eat their body weight in jackfruit AND survive the Village Games – all without bringing total shame to the family name? 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 OmarReaders who love diverse, funny family storiesChildren of Bangladeshi and South Asian heritage seeing themselves on the page for the first timeAnyone 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 Inspectors!Bake It Till You Make It! (World Book Day 2027)