the UNLOVABLE aling Butt Ambreen Butt Hussain ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS
PRAISE FOR THE UNLOVABLE ALINA BUTT A heartwarming story of a misfit with no confidence who rises above it all Filled with empathy heart and humor this book made me laugh and cry at moments A compelling read that had me hooked to the end Alina Butt is a very lovable and memorable character She stays with you long after you finish the last page and close the book Shirin Shamsi author of The Moon from Dehradun A Story of Partition Hilarious and poignant New immigrants will identify with Alina's problems of fitting in Alina's journey from being a scared girl lacking confidence to owning her heritage and being kind to everyone no matter what is inspiring and heartwarming Alina Butt is anything but t unlovable Mahtab Narsimhan award winning author of The Tiffin Finding a new author is like finding a new friend I'm sure you're going to find Alina and Ambreen to be quite lovable Eric Walters author of the Governor General's Literary Award winning The King of Jam Sandwiches
1 Chapter One Okay get into line everyone Alphabetical order sang Ms. Pheasant a bright smile on her face third I knew it had been too good to be true It was my day at Greenhill Middle School and up until that moment I had kept my secret safe I had successfully been able to hide my true identity Assemblies in England really sucked Back in Pakistan we never had to line up in a particular order We could stand wherever we wanted As long as we were as silent as a lizard on the wall That was what my teacher would say Instead of spiders there were lizards lurking around everywhere Those are just a few of the many things that are different different here We moved to England three years ago and this is already my fourth time being the new kid You would think I'd be a pro at the whole thing by now but nope
