In this episode of the Your Kid’s Next Read Friday First Chapters series:
Olivia Muscat reads ‘Annie And Maeve Are Definitely Not Friends’
Olivia Muscat reads from her delightful middle-grade novel ‘Annie And Maeve Are Definitely Not Friends’
About Olivia Muscat
Olivia Muscat is a totally blind writer, actor, performer and disability activist.
She lives in Naarm/Melbourne (Wurundjeri Country), Australia with her guide dog, Jemima, and uses her love for colour, joy and music to tell stories that make people want to examine their attitudes towards disabled people and difference in general.
When she’s not writing, Olivia teaches children and occasionally performs on stage.
She is the author of My Name Is Jemima: a tale of a guide dog superstar, and premiered her autobiographical play Is Anyone Even Watching? in 2025.
About ‘Annie And Maeve Are Definitely Not Friends’
The first day of term has got off to a bad start for Maeve. Late to school, stuck sitting next to the most annoying boy in her class, and now she’s been forced to buddy up with the new girl!
Annie and Maeve have almost nothing in common, and they definitely do not want to be friends. But from braving the high swing at camp to battling it out in the talent contest, maybe, just maybe, this fiasco could grow into friendship.
From the joys of friendship to navigating the world while living with a disability, Olivia Muscat’s own-voice debut novel for young readers pokes fun at society’s assumptions, and celebrates the unexpected happiness of finding somebody who really gets who you are.
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