But this book about a young chineseamerican girl with a genius iq is an easy runnerup for my favorite childhood novel. Her fellow high school students hate her for setting the curve. It is the story of an 11 year old girl who is finishing her junior year of high school. Millicent min, girl genius millicent min trilogy by. Millicent min, girl genius, is the debut novel of lisa yee. Oct 01, 2003 the genius notion may hook readers, but its the sympathetic depiction of universal trials that will keep them reading. Shes convinced this is the only way shell ever have a real friend. Over the summer, she plans to take college courses and unhappily tutor stanford, a boy who drives her up a wall. Stanford wong flunks bigtime millicent min trilogy series. Lisas young adult novel is just out in paperback the kidney hypothetical or how to ruin your life in seven days. Millicent min, girl genius mass market paperback amazon. To make things worse, she has to go for volleyball.
Millicent min, girl genius, which was named the 2003 sid fleischman humor award winner by the society of childrens book writers and illustrators, is lisa yees first novel. She decides to take a college course over the summer and also ends up tutoring a boy named stanford, whom. Since its debut in 2003, shes penned over a dozen more novels, several short stories and articles, and a lot of grocery lists. Lisa yee charmed audiences with the hilarious millicent min, girl genius and revealed another side of the story in stanford wong flunks bigtime. The authors first published book, it is about a girl genius named millicent min who attends high. Scholastic booktalk for millicent min girl genius duration. Lisa yees novels include millicent min, girl genius. Millicent collins, comic book heroine best known as millie the model. Lisa yee really captured the humor of the male adolescent. The fact that millicent min has a resume is the first clue that she isnt your typical 11yearold. Millicent min, girl genius by lisa yee, paperback barnes. Millicent min, girl genius is a book for anyone whos ever been smarter than average in school, but dumber than average in life. Dec 06, 2011 book trailer for lisa yees hilarious portrait of a brilliant but socially inept young girl. Millicent min, girl genius hardcover vromans bookstore.
For while there is no doubt that millicent, an 11yearold entering 12th grade, is a genius, her social and athletic skills leave. Millicent min, girl genius is a 2003 childrens novel by lisa yee. Millicent min, girl genius is lisa yees first book about an eleven and a half year old girl genius named millicent min who attends high school in the fictional town of rancho rosetta, california. Jun 25, 2007 you get a great sense of the entertaining novel thats in store when you read the opening line of lisa yees millicent min, girl genius i have been accused of being anal retentive, an over. Heartwarming, quirky and hilarious, this middle gradeyoung adult novel chronicles a summer of twists and turns in the life an elevenyearold genius whos a social outcast. Readers dont have to share millicent mins iq to empathize with the 11yearold genius narrator featured in this energetic first novel. Her first book, millicent min, girl genius, took over six years to write.
The debut novel millicent min, girl genius by lisa yee is an absolute riot. This young girl has a lot of trouble in her social circle. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Millicent min, girl genius millicent min trilogy mass market paperback september 1, 2004 by. Inside out and back again meets millicent min, girl genius in this timely, hopeful middlegrade novel with a contemporary chinese twist. Fans of millicent min, girl genius, have a chance to take a closer look at millicent s nemesis, stanford wong, in this winsome companion novel told from stanfords point of view. Millicent says things that logical people may often have thought about emotional situations. Each page is either a knee slapper or a tear jerker. Millicent min, girl genius millicent min trilogy authors. She decides to take a college course over the summer and also ends up tutoring a boy named stanford, whom she has known her whole life and does not like.
Millicent bystander, in the 2006 film flushed away. The fact that shes just completed her junior year of high school is another. Book trailer for lisa yees hilarious portrait of a brilliant but socially inept young girl. Childrens book lot confetti girl millicent min, girl genius. Now readers can meet millies best friend and stanfords big crush. Childrens book lot confetti girl millicent min, girl. For while there is no doubt that millicent, an 11yearold entering 12th grade, is a genius, her social and athletic skills. Millicent min millicent min trilogy, book 1 by lisa yee.
Millicent min, girl genius read free pdf, novels and stories books. Millicent min, girl genius the millicent min trilogy, book 1 kindle. I havent enjoyed a book so much since i read millicent min, girl genius also by lisa yee. The story is really well written with amazing voice.
Millicent min, girl genius, book by lisa yee paperback. Her fellow 11yearolds hate her for going to high school. Youthful actress agena, perhaps best known for her role as lane kim on tvs gilmore girls, is perfect as millicent min, a certified genius who still has plen. Starred readers dont have to share millicent mins iq to empathize with the 11yearold genius narrator featured in this energetic first novel. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, tenyearold mia manages the front desk of the calivista motel and tends to its guests. You get a great sense of the entertaining novel thats in store when you read the opening line of lisa yees millicent min, girl genius i. Although its basically the same story told from another point of view, seeing things through a boys eyes was eye opening. Millicent min, girl genius sid fleischman humor award. The authors first published book, it is about a girl genius named millicent min who attends high school in the fictional town of rancho rosetta, california. The funny and vulnerable millicent min springs fully to life through reader keiko agenas warm, sensitive reading. In a summer of change, girl genius millicent hides the fact that shes in high school in order to pass as a regular 11yearold.
She is also the author of the american girl books, good luck, ivy, aloha kanani and good job, kanani. Millicent min, girl genius paperback, 1st ed author. Be the first to ask a question about millicent min, girl genius. After her parents divorce, emily had to move to california with her mom. The fact that millicent min has a resume is the first clue that she isnt. Heartwarming, quirky and hilarious, this middle gradeyoung adult novel chronicles a summer of twists and turns in the. Millicent, fictional term for police officers in the nadsat slang of the 1962 novel a clockwork orange by anthony burgess. Lisa yees first novel, millicent min, girl genius, won the sid fleischman award for humor. This is an upper elementary level or young adult chapter book about millicent min, an elevenyearold girl who is a genius and starting her first college course over the summer.
Fans of millicent min, girl genius, have a chance to take a closer look at millicents nemesis, stanford wong, in this winsome companion novel told from stanfords point of view. Millicent min, girl genius by lisa yee paperback book the. The fact that shes just completed her junior year of. Front desk by kelly yang paperback book the parent store. Fiction description in a series of journal entries, elevenyearold child prodigy millicent min records her struggles to learn to play volleyball, tutor her enemy, deal with her grandmothers departure, and make friends over the course of a summer.
And her mother has arranged for her to tutor stanford wong. Here, behind stanfords pesky exterior, readers will discover a complicated, vulnerable and lovable hero, whose summer after sixth grade begins on a sour note. Stanford wong flunks bigtime millicent min trilogy. And her mother has arranged for her to tutor stanford wong, the poster boy for chinese geekdom. Millicent min, girl genius millicent min trilogy by yee, lisa and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She has a hard time fitting in and making friends and she finally finds one with emily. Millicent min, girl genius by lisa yee paperback book.
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