The book is titled The Millicent Quibb School Of Etiquette For Young Ladies Of Mad Science
BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY DREAMSTIME
Queer icon Kate McKinnon will be releasing her debut novel in October this year. The novel, entitled The Millicent Quibb School Of Etiquette For Young Ladies Of Mad Science, will be targeted towards middle-grade readers.
The news was revealed by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group. This debut novel will be the first in a book series which follows the three Porch Sisters — Gertrude, Eugenia, and Dee-Dee — and Millicent Quibb, the lone mad scientist in their hometown of Antiquarium.
In a statement about the novel, Kate said: “I wanted to write the kind of book that I would have loved reading when I was younger when I was eating honeysuckle on the playground and collecting bugs and falling in love with the natural world.”
“I hope young people read about the adventures of the Porch Sisters and are inspired to get out there and have their own adventures.”
This first instalment in the highly anticipated series follows Gertrude, Eugenia, and Dee-Dee Porch rebelling against conformity in the elitist town of Antiquarium. Uninterested in etiquette, they clash with their adoptive family and are expelled from Mrs. Wintermacher’s school. A mysterious invitation leads them to Millicent Quibb, a mad scientist. In this whimsical tale, the sisters navigate a bizarre school at 231 Mysterium Way, facing fatal pizza, gerbil-powered buses, and hermit crab deans. Amidst fun and danger, they’re tasked with saving their town from an evil cabal of mad scientists, forcing them to embrace their uniqueness and choose their path.
After her hilarious performance in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and her time on SNL, we can already guess that this novel will have us in stitches.
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