A first look inside the hilarious new novel from Catherine Wilkins

Next month we’re publishing My School Musical and other Punishments, the third HILARIOUS novel by Catherine Wilkins, author of My Best Friend and other Enemies and My Brilliant Life and other Disasters. And today, for the first time, you can read an exclusive extract of the new book!

Jessica can’t wait to tell her friends about her brilliant new idea for their comic. Not that she’s an actual genius, or anything… But they’re all too busy stressing about the school musical to listen. ACTORS!

At least designing the best scenery ever is going well. Until Amelia and Harriet VanDerk fall out over a pot of yellow paint. Now Jessica has to choose between her frenemy and her enemy. Who knew the entertainment business was so tricksy?

Clever, knowing, and wonderfully true-to-life, these books are brilliant for 9+ readers who love funny books. Here’s the first three chapters of My School Musical:

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