MISS INFLUENTIAL

When Amberley-Jayne leaves her quiet Yorkshire village for a status-obsessed London school, she feels invisible—until her first Hi-5 post goes viral. As ‘AJintheCity’ trends, fame blurs the line between real and online. Funny and fast-paced, Miss Influential explores friendship, fame, and finding the courage to be real.

When Amberley-Jayne swaps her quiet Yorkshire village for aglossy London school obsessed with image and influence, she’s instantly out ofplace. Surrounded by designer bags, social media cliques, and students chasinglikes instead of dreams, AJ feels invisible — until one impulsive Hi-5 postgoes viral. Overnight, ‘AJintheCity’ becomes a sensation. Followercounts soar, invites from the cool crowd flood in, and for the first time, shefeels seen. But as the likes keep coming, so do the pressures — to lookperfect, to stay relevant, to be someone she’s not. When her online persona begins to take over, AJ findsherself caught between two worlds: the filtered, flawless life she’s built onscreen, and the messy, authentic one she’s slowly losing sight of. As secretssurface and friendships are tested, she must decide who she really wants to be— the influencer everyone adores, or the girl brave enough to be real. Funny, fast-paced, and thought-provoking, MissInfluential is a modern tale about friendship, fame, and self-discovery inthe age of social media — and a reminder that the best version of yourselfdoesn’t need a filter.