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The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood: A funny and heartwarming highly-illustrated school adventure for young fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Pamela Butchart
Welcome to the joyous world of Mina and best friends Reema and Mobeen!
Mina, Reema and Mobeen can’t wait to go on their school trip, an overnight stay at Shiremoor Oaks Adventure Centre . . . until somebody spooks them with stories about Bertie who haunts the woods, who sharpens her toenails with twigs, who is waiting to skewer her next unfortunate victim all over with cheese-and-onion crisps!
With Bertie Blackteeth lurking and the school bully seeming to have become the teacher’s pet – this trip will test their friendship, courage and love of potato chips to the limit.
Mina, Reema and Mobeen can’t wait to go on their school trip, an overnight stay at Shiremoor Oaks Adventure Centre . . . until somebody spooks them with stories about Bertie who haunts the woods, who sharpens her toenails with twigs, who is waiting to skewer her next unfortunate victim all over with cheese-and-onion crisps!
With Bertie Blackteeth lurking and the school bully seeming to have become the teacher’s pet – this trip will test their friendship, courage and love of potato chips to the limit.
192 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 10, 2025
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April 15, 2025
Buddy read with my daughter. At first she said it was bored. Than, i take an action to read it together with her. It took a week to finished it. And finally she (we) did enjoyed the story!
The story of school trip (camping) that organized by the school. No adults were allowed accept teachers because teacher is a teacher. Only that 😂 at their trip, there is a haunted woods stories about Bertie Blackteeth. With this challenge school trip, is it their friendship and courage will be test? Please read it with your kids or as an escape from hectic work schedule- relax, adventures and super fun!
It is full of black and white illustration (you can colouring that pages if you want) like an activities during reading.
The story of school trip (camping) that organized by the school. No adults were allowed accept teachers because teacher is a teacher. Only that 😂 at their trip, there is a haunted woods stories about Bertie Blackteeth. With this challenge school trip, is it their friendship and courage will be test? Please read it with your kids or as an escape from hectic work schedule- relax, adventures and super fun!
It is full of black and white illustration (you can colouring that pages if you want) like an activities during reading.
April 24, 2025
April 2025: The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood: The School Trip
Mina Mahmood and her Year 6 friends are going on a school trip to the Shiremoor Oaks Adventure Centre. She was excited until she heard from her sister and mischievous cousin about Bertie Blackteeth, who is said to haunt the woods.
Mina's excitement quickly turned to nervousness upon learning that Bertie was believed to be in search of a new body—and a new face. It was rumoured that their classmate's uncle once tried to lure Bertie out of the woods with cheese-and-onion crisps, but instead, the crisps were found stuck in his hair!
Sounds scary, right? My 10-year-old was so frightened by the story that she had to skip to the ending. It’s even more unsettling knowing that no adults will be accompanying them at the Shiremoor Oaks. However, by the time she finished the book, we had a good laugh together!
Mina's two best friends, Reema and especially Mobeen, add even more drama to her life and to the story. The trio of bullies—Bilal, Owen, and Brodie—puzzled me: how do they get to be the Great Young Leaders?🤔
I love how the author describes Mina's big family—hectic and humorous. The family traditions, including costumes and food, are highlighted. Honestly, I could almost smell the samosas and biryani as I read; this book made me hungry!
Overall, this is an enjoyable read. The book will soon be available in all good bookstores.
Mina Mahmood and her Year 6 friends are going on a school trip to the Shiremoor Oaks Adventure Centre. She was excited until she heard from her sister and mischievous cousin about Bertie Blackteeth, who is said to haunt the woods.
Mina's excitement quickly turned to nervousness upon learning that Bertie was believed to be in search of a new body—and a new face. It was rumoured that their classmate's uncle once tried to lure Bertie out of the woods with cheese-and-onion crisps, but instead, the crisps were found stuck in his hair!
Sounds scary, right? My 10-year-old was so frightened by the story that she had to skip to the ending. It’s even more unsettling knowing that no adults will be accompanying them at the Shiremoor Oaks. However, by the time she finished the book, we had a good laugh together!
Mina's two best friends, Reema and especially Mobeen, add even more drama to her life and to the story. The trio of bullies—Bilal, Owen, and Brodie—puzzled me: how do they get to be the Great Young Leaders?🤔
I love how the author describes Mina's big family—hectic and humorous. The family traditions, including costumes and food, are highlighted. Honestly, I could almost smell the samosas and biryani as I read; this book made me hungry!
Overall, this is an enjoyable read. The book will soon be available in all good bookstores.
July 12, 2025
I have done so many school trips that I couldn’t even begin to guess a number, there’s nothing like sitting on the coach and hearing the children excitedly talk about what they might do. But this might be a different sort of school trip.
What’s better than an urban legend and a school trip to the wilderness and a load of friends?
This is one school trip that even I wouldn’t want to go on.
This is such a nice book, full of funny characters, an amazing family and true friendship, and perhaps a lesson to why you never leave friends alone in the forest.
There is an epic laser tag scene that makes me glad that I have never done this.
What’s better than an urban legend and a school trip to the wilderness and a load of friends?
This is one school trip that even I wouldn’t want to go on.
This is such a nice book, full of funny characters, an amazing family and true friendship, and perhaps a lesson to why you never leave friends alone in the forest.
There is an epic laser tag scene that makes me glad that I have never done this.
February 26, 2025
What’s better than an urban legend, a school trip to the wilderness and a load of friends? I enjoyed this! Funny characters, a wonderful family set up and gorgeous portrayal of friendship (you should never leave your friends in the middle of a forest). There’s a pretty epic laser tag scene that was a delight! Made me smile and I reckon kids are going to love this too! Gorgeously illustrated.
December 15, 2024
Super fun, illustrated middle grade fiction. Perfect for fans of Tom Gates and Sam Wu. You can read my full review here: http://vsviewfromthebookshelves.home....
September 10, 2025
The illustrations in this book, by a Muslim author featuring Muslim characters, are impressively fun and complimentary to the story. Yes, the 184 page book is highly illustrated. The publisher says it is MG, and I can see that based on the length, but I think it is a solid second grade to fourth grade read. The storyline is singular and surface level, and the scary silly bits are just meant to be funny and not taken too seriously. I enjoyed the book, the normalizing of the Muslim kids in a non Muslim setting just living their life, and the main character's voice had me smiling throughout. A school camping trip is overshadowed by bullies and then consumed by the ever growing out of control scary story of Bertie Blackteeth. An epic laser tag battle, quad adventures, and the comical banter of Mina and her friends, Mobeen and Reema, make for a light engaging read. Sensitive kids might find the fright to be too much, but I think most will finish and be glad to learn there are more books to come in the series.
SYNOPSIS:
Mina Mahmood and her friends are ecstatic, it is finally their turn to head off on the annual camping trip to Shiremoor Oaks. A weekend of laser tag, orienteering, archery, and quad biking without adults, well teachers, but no parents. All Mina has to do before the fun begins is get through a family dinner with Auntie Selma and her cousins. Mina doesn't believe anything her cousin Abbas says, so when he mentions he went camping in school to Shiremoor Oaks and heard about a girl, Bertie Blackteeth who vanished there, Mina pays him no mind. When her older sister Affa, also mentions that she heard the story, Mina starts to wonder if there could be some truth. The next morning on the bus, when Bilal the Bully and his minions Owen and Brodie are also talking about Bertie Blackteeth and her need for a new body, Mina and the rest of the class are properly spooked. The fear hangs over all the activities, ruins the midnight snack extravaganza, and makes this a camping trip they will never forget.
WHY I LIKE IT:
I enjoy when Muslim kids drop mention of Eid and Ayatul Kursi in their adventures. When a character wears hijab, but she is the teacher, so the book isn't about her identity, it is just a part of who she is. I also really like when books are funny, characters are snarky, there is a plot, a climax and a resolution. The book doesn't have layers and heavy themes, sure you could discuss bullying, and fear and friendship. At times Mina is tasked with saving Mobeen and other times advised to sacrifice him. But considering he feels to young to be a father if the spider that just landed on him lays eggs in his eyebrows, it is probably best to just enjoy the story for what it is and not look to make it more.
FLAGS:
Could be a little scary, it is a little imaginative in the lies and embellishments of Bertie Blackteeth. Bully and dealing with bullies.
TOOLS FOR LEADING THE DISCUSSION:
I handed it to my 10 year old and said enjoy, not much more than that is needed. A fun addition to elementary shelves, and one that will be picked up often.
SYNOPSIS:
Mina Mahmood and her friends are ecstatic, it is finally their turn to head off on the annual camping trip to Shiremoor Oaks. A weekend of laser tag, orienteering, archery, and quad biking without adults, well teachers, but no parents. All Mina has to do before the fun begins is get through a family dinner with Auntie Selma and her cousins. Mina doesn't believe anything her cousin Abbas says, so when he mentions he went camping in school to Shiremoor Oaks and heard about a girl, Bertie Blackteeth who vanished there, Mina pays him no mind. When her older sister Affa, also mentions that she heard the story, Mina starts to wonder if there could be some truth. The next morning on the bus, when Bilal the Bully and his minions Owen and Brodie are also talking about Bertie Blackteeth and her need for a new body, Mina and the rest of the class are properly spooked. The fear hangs over all the activities, ruins the midnight snack extravaganza, and makes this a camping trip they will never forget.
WHY I LIKE IT:
I enjoy when Muslim kids drop mention of Eid and Ayatul Kursi in their adventures. When a character wears hijab, but she is the teacher, so the book isn't about her identity, it is just a part of who she is. I also really like when books are funny, characters are snarky, there is a plot, a climax and a resolution. The book doesn't have layers and heavy themes, sure you could discuss bullying, and fear and friendship. At times Mina is tasked with saving Mobeen and other times advised to sacrifice him. But considering he feels to young to be a father if the spider that just landed on him lays eggs in his eyebrows, it is probably best to just enjoy the story for what it is and not look to make it more.
FLAGS:
Could be a little scary, it is a little imaginative in the lies and embellishments of Bertie Blackteeth. Bully and dealing with bullies.
TOOLS FOR LEADING THE DISCUSSION:
I handed it to my 10 year old and said enjoy, not much more than that is needed. A fun addition to elementary shelves, and one that will be picked up often.
April 17, 2025
“The misadventures of Mina Mahmood: School Trip!” is a book filled with humour with Bangladeshi representation in the main characters.
“There was a buzz in the air on the walk home from school. EVERYONE was excited. Tomorrow was THE DAY, our school camping trip in the wilderness. We’d waited our whole entire lives for this very moment.” Mina's class are visiting Shiremoor Oaks “The ULTIMATE Outdoor Adventure Camp.”
But then the legend of a monster who roams in the woods on the prowl for children to eat changes the mood – “Shiremoor Oaks isn’t what you think it is… Ever since Bertie Blackteeth vanished” – especially on the school bus trip there as all the kids chip in the stories they’ve heard, surely some of them embellished by wild imaginations, but very funny as it keeps building.
Also funny is the first camp activity of laser quest as the laser fight between the school class is treated a lot like a real gun fight, with classmates dying with honour and so on.
Overall, the story is very good, humorous, and told from the point of view of Mina. The text includes Bangladeshi phrases and words in the text, but with English translations and there are characters with hijabs and lots of samosas, so is representative of a British Bangladeshi. 5-stars.
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“There was a buzz in the air on the walk home from school. EVERYONE was excited. Tomorrow was THE DAY, our school camping trip in the wilderness. We’d waited our whole entire lives for this very moment.” Mina's class are visiting Shiremoor Oaks “The ULTIMATE Outdoor Adventure Camp.”
But then the legend of a monster who roams in the woods on the prowl for children to eat changes the mood – “Shiremoor Oaks isn’t what you think it is… Ever since Bertie Blackteeth vanished” – especially on the school bus trip there as all the kids chip in the stories they’ve heard, surely some of them embellished by wild imaginations, but very funny as it keeps building.
Also funny is the first camp activity of laser quest as the laser fight between the school class is treated a lot like a real gun fight, with classmates dying with honour and so on.
Overall, the story is very good, humorous, and told from the point of view of Mina. The text includes Bangladeshi phrases and words in the text, but with English translations and there are characters with hijabs and lots of samosas, so is representative of a British Bangladeshi. 5-stars.
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