This young girl has a lot of trouble in her social circle. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Stanford wong flunks bigtime is a novel by lisa yee. One day, her parents make her join a volleyball team. Find out if millie will ever be able to gain a true friend. The story is really well written with amazing voice. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading millicent min, girl genius the millicent min trilogy, book 1. Since she has never been athletic and isnt very social, millicent is worried. Then his parents are fighting, his grandmother yinyin hates her new nursing home, hes being tutored by the worlds biggest nerdball millicent min, and hes not sure his ballpoint emily tattoo is ever going to wash off. For while there is no doubt that millicent, an 11yearold entering 12th grade, is a genius, her social and athletic skills leave.
The debut novel millicent min, girl genius by lisa yee is an absolute riot. Millicent min, girl genius millicent must learn to balance her geniuslevel iq with the life of an 11yearold. Millicent min, girl genius the millicent min trilogy. Stanford wong flunks bigtime millicent min, girl genius. 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. Millicent min, girl genius is a 2003 childrens novel by lisa yee. Who would have thought that being so smart could be so hard and so funny. The authors first published book, it is about a girl genius named millicent min who attends high school in the fictional town of. She is also the author of the american girl books, good luck, ivy, aloha kanani and good job, kanani. Rowling millicent min girl genius, a book by lisa yee millicent mudd, a character in the webcomic ozy and millie millicent merrie melodies, a animated cartoon character millicent bystander, a nickname of the main character of.
Readers dont have to share millicent mins iq to empathize with the 11yearold genius narrator featured in this energetic first novel. Praise for millicent min, girl genius an utterly charming debut, as well as being the. Shes convinced this is the only way shell ever have a. The opening line, i have been accused of being anal retentive, an over. Millicent bulstrode, slytherin student in the harry potter series by j. Rather than the sequels being a linear telling within the same world, each book tells the same story from a different point of view. This book begins with young millie min, precocious and antisocial, who is eager to experience college and get. Oct 01, 2003 millicent min girl genius is a fabulous story for introverts. Millicent breezes through high school and college classes. Not because shes a genius, but because she is eleven years old and in twelfth grade. Over the summer, she plans to take college courses and unhappily tutor stanford, a boy who drives her up a wall. Her fellow 11yearolds hate her for going to high school. She attended the university of southern california go trojans. When she was little, lisa yee could see the hollywood sign and the griffith park observatory from her house.
Rowling millicent min girl genius, a book by lisa yee millicent mudd, a character in the webcomic ozy and millie millicent merrie melodies, a animated cartoon character millicent bystander, a nickname of the main character of the 2006 film flushed away. Millicent breezes through high school and college cl. She started high school when she was only ten, skipped tenth grade, and will graduate next year. Making friends isnt easy, especially when youre different from everyone else. Millicent min, girl genius sid fleischman humor award awards by lisa yee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book starts out with her telling the readers about a joke shes going to write on peoples yearbooks in latin, which gives you a scope of who youre dealing with here. Millicent is eleven years old and recently completed eleventh grade. Her fellow high school students hate her for setting the curve. Aug 26, 2008 the funny and vulnerable millicent min springs fully to life through reader keiko agenas warm, sensitive reading. There, she expects collage to be a carefree place, much better than high school. Millicent min girl genius is a fabulous story for introverts. Lisa yee won the 2004sid fleischman humor award fro millicent min, girl genius, which was also selected for the. Great for an individualized reading program, book groups or to make readers workshop more accountable.
Stanford wong is in big troubleor as he would spell it, trubblein this laughoutloud companion to the awardwinning millicent min, girl genius and this seasons hc, emily ebers. Read millicent min, girl genius the millicent min trilogy, book 1 by lisa yee available from rakuten kobo. Maybe when im valedictorian my autograph will be more sought after. This book is a diary written by millicent, in the summer before her last year of high school. She makes a friend her age for the first time, shes forced.
Millicent says things that logical people may often have thought about emotional situations. The authors first published book, it is about a girl genius named millicent min who attends high. If he flunks his summerschool english class, he wont pass sixth grade. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Lisa yees novels include millicent min, girl genius. 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. Millicent breezes through high school and college classes, but when it comes to making friends her own age, shes at a loss.
Millicent min, girl genius is one of three books in the millicent min trilogy. Yearbooks flying back and forth in an autographing frenzy. This layering of stories is one of my favorite exercises in childrens literature. Dec 15, 2015 millicent min, girl genius is one of three books in the millicent min trilogy. Best of all, if after reading an ebook, you buy a paper version of millicent min, girl genius. Quiz for millicent min, girl genius by lisa yee by shelagh turner. Millicent min, girl genius millicent min trilogy yee, lisa on. Millicent min, girl genius by lisa yee 272 pages realistic fiction read may 20 even though millicent min is just eleven years old, she is in high school and doing a college poetry class. Goodreads members who liked millicent min, girl genius also lik. Book 1 of 3 in the millicent min stanford wong emily ebers series. But if shes a genius at mathematics and never gets a grade lower than a, shes a flop at social skills.
Millicent min, girl genius the millicent min trilogy, book 1. Shes convinced this is the only way shell ever have a real friend. What can happen if its not installed correctly cbc marketplace duration. Oct 14, 2015 does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Millie is a genius who learned to read when she was only three, and got kicked out of kindergarten because she was too smart. Millicent min, girl genius the library corporation. Dec 06, 2011 book trailer for lisa yees hilarious portrait of a brilliant but socially inept young girl. The characters were fully developed and believable. There millicent meets emily, a potential friend, and to seem more normal decides to lie about her academic ability. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Millicent min, girl genius the millicent min trilogy, book 1 kindle edition by yee, lisa.
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. Millicent min, girl genius by lisa yee, paperback barnes. 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. Millicent min, girl genius by lisa yee paperback book the. Millicent min, girl genius sid fleischman humor award awards. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. 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 tumultuous summer. Millicent min, girl genius free pdf, djvu, fb3, txt. Millicent min, girl genius is a book for anyone whos ever been smarter than average in school, but dumber than average in life. My disposition probably has a lot to do with the fact that i am technically a genius. Book trailer for lisa yees hilarious portrait of a brilliant but socially inept young girl. But for some reason, when it comes to social interaction shes a little bit ignorant. Readers dont have to share millicent min s iq to empathize with the 11yearold genius narrator featured in this energetic first novel.
It shows stanfords point of view in millicent min, girl genius plot. Jul 25, 2009 milicent min girl genius by lisa yee is a humorous book about a young asian girl who is a genius. Childrens book lot confetti girl millicent min, girl genius. Find books like millicent min, girl genius from the worlds largest community of readers. Milicent min girl genius by lisa yee is a humorous book about a young asian girl who is a genius. And her mother has arranged for her to tutor stanford wong, the poster boy for chinese geekdom. Millicent min is a really fun character to share perspectives with, since shes a total genius. Millicents parents are always worried that she hasnt had a chance to enjoy a. Lisa yee the end summary millicent min is 11 12 years old and is going to collage.