Shiny Misfits: A Graphic Novel

Bay Ann doesn’t think she’s a star--she knows it! Now how does she prove it to the rest of the world? This is a hilarious graphic novel about friendship, fame, and fighting for control of your own story, perfect for fans of Nat Enough, Click, and Invisible.

Bay Ann wants to shine. No matter what.

She’s sure her moment in the spotlight has arrived when she wins the school talent show with a showstopping tap routine! But then her classmate and crush, Alyee Maq, causes her to wobble and almost fall. The video of him catching her goes viral, making Alyee an overnight sensation for ＂helping her.＂ Bay Ann is reduced to her disability and her talent is ignored.

Bay Ann doesn’t want her classmate to get all the fame, and she is NOT satisfied being anything but the best. She’ll do everything in her power to beat Alyee at his own attention-seeking game. With the help of her two best friends, Michelle and Davey Matt, she’ll go up against Alyee and his crew to prove she’s number one.

But as Bay Ann tries to find the thing that really makes her stand out, everything she tries goes disastrously wrong. What if the only way to beat her enemy . . . is to join him?

Maysoon Zayid is an American actress, comedian, commentator and disability rights advocate. She was born in New Jersey in 1974 with cerebral palsy. She is known as one of America’s first Muslim women comedians and the first person to perform stand-up in Palestine and Jordan. She co-founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival and Maysoon’s Kids, a charity that provides programmes, resources and scholarships for disabled and orphaned children in Palestine.