As a huge fan of Lisa Yee, I was excited to read THE MISFITS. It didn't disappoint! Dan Santat's illustrations add just the right amount of eye-catching art to add to the action and adventure of what promises to be an excellent middle grade series.
Olive is used to being on her own and fending for herself. Her parents' constant traveling leave her doing a lot on her own. When her mother shows up at her school unannounced, Olive is shocked to find that she is going to be leaving this school and heading off to a strange new boarding school. She isn't given much information about it from her mother who just drops her off and proceeds to head off on another of her mysterious trips.
Olive soon learns that this "reforming arts school" is like nothing she has ever experienced. She is partnered up with four other students supervised and taught by an odd husband and wife duo. It turns out they are part of an elite group of crime fighters being trained to go undercover into situations where kids won't be noticed.
Creative thinking, athletic skills, and computer/gaming knowledge are among the talents Olive and her classmates possess. They are trained in disguises, martial arts combat, and more at this crazy school. Olive finds herself fitting right in as she makes new friends and feels part of a "family" like she never has before.
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