After being voted the ugliest girls in school, Mireille, Astrid, and Hakima befriend one another and do the unexpected: ride their bikes to Paris, sell delicious sausages, and find fame and happiness along the way. With the entire nation of France rooting for them, the girls grow to love themselves and one another for who they are. This young adult novel pushes against bullying and embraces confidence and friendship through humor and heartfelt encouragement for its characters and the reader.

2019 GLLI Translated YA Book Prize Honor.

Author lives in the United Kingdom.

France. Originally published in French as Les Petites Reines by Éditions Sarbacane in 2014. English translation by Clémentine Beauvais published in the United States by Pushkin Press (London) in 2017.