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Book Details


Page Count: 285 Pages
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Age Category: Middle Grade
Date Published: November 10, 2024
Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/4tRtfzI (Canada) https://a.co/d/fTl8EII (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/hnTbBLI (UK)
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220366883-i-was-an-alien-fashion-model
The Story Graph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/7f7b6c27-d0d0-4356-9b16-511863e56009


Blurb

Kat Habib is the butt of every fat joke at Franklin Park Middle School. She’s longing to escape, and her wish is granted in the weirdest way—she is accidentally abducted by an alien fashion house. Instantly hailed as an exotic beauty by the spiderlike aliens (who appreciate a good posterior), she becomes their inspiration for a new clothing line for the “Path of Glory,” a sector-wide fashion competition. Surrounded by eccentric aliens and caught up in the whirl of galactic social media, shy Kat is just trying to keep her head down until she can get back to Earth. Unfortunately for Kat, the universe has other plans…

Author Bio

Ivy Hamid is a writer of middle-grade fantasy who lives in Richmond, Virginia. She was an artsy kid who studied art history when she grew up, and has worked in and around museums ever since. After doing time in New York, slightly to the south of Sing Sing, she moved down to the real South. Ivy belongs to the James River Writers, the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and an awesome critique group called the Richmond Fantasy Collective. “I Was an Alien Fashion Model” is her first novel. You can read more about Ivy at http://www.ivyhamid.com or follow her on Instagram.