Opposites attract? Two unlikely “non-friends” find friendship in unexpected ways

The first day of term has got off to a bad start for Maeve. Late to school, stuck sitting next to the most annoying boy in her class, and now she’s been forced to buddy up with the new girl!

Annie and Maeve have almost nothing in common, and they definitely do not want to be friends. But from braving the high swing at camp to battling it out in the talent contest, maybe, just maybe, this fiasco could grow into friendship.

From the joys of friendship to navigating the world while living with a disability, Olivia Muscat's own-voice debut novel for young readers pokes fun at society’s assumptions and celebrates the unexpected happiness of finding somebody who really gets who you are.

 

Olivia Muscat is a writer, performer, speaker and disability arts activist living on unceded Wurundjeri land. She has been published in several notable anthologies including Meet Me at the Intersection and Growing Up Disabled in Australia. Her novel for young readers, I Don’t Want To Be Your Friend, was shortlisted for the Text Prize for children’s and young adult literature. Based in Narrm/Melbourne she writes stories that celebrate intersectional, disabled identities and the fun, colorful, weird parts of life.