NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When a notorious
thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you
gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that's who! The Misfits
are on the case in this hilarious series from Newbery Honoree Lisa Yee and
Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat!
“For any kid who’s felt like a misfit, this crackling adventure packs a
wallop!” —Lincoln Peirce, creator of Big Nate and Max
& the Midknights
Olive Cobin Zang has . . . issues. And they mostly aren’t her
fault. (No, really!) Though she often slips under the radar, problems have a
knack for finding her. So, imagine her doubts when she’s suddenly dropped off
at the strangest boarding school ever: a former castle turned prison that's now
a “reforming arts school”!
But nothing could’ve prepared Olive for RASCH (not “rash”). There,
she’s lumped with a team of other kids who never quite fit in, and discovers
that the academy isn’t what it seems—and neither is she. In fact, RASCH is a
cover for an elite group of misfits who fight crime . . . and Olive has arrived
just in time.
Turns out that RASCH is in danger of closing, unless Olive’s class can stop the
heist of the century. And as Olive falls in love with this wacky school, she
realizes it’s up to her new team to save the only home that’s ever welcomed
them.
About the Author
Lisa Yee has taken a private-investigator
course, and it’s slightly possible that she’s a secret undercover operative.
She’s also a Newbery Honoree and a National Book Award finalist for Maizy
Chen’s Last Chance. Some of her other twenty-one novels are the
groundbreaking Millicent Min, Girl Genius; Stanford Wong Flunks
Big-Time; and the DC Super Hero Girls series. A frequent contributor
to NPR’s Books We Love, she divides her time between Western Massachusetts and
Los Angeles.
Dan Santat is a #1 New York Times bestselling
author and illustrator of over a hundred books. His picture book The
Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend received the Caldecott
Medal. He also illustrated The Blur, Lift, and Drawn
Together, both written by Minh Lê, which received critical acclaim.
Dan is also the creator of the Disney animated hit The
Replacements. He lives in Southern California with his family. Visit
him on Instagram and Twitter @dsantat.