In this Young Adult book by Lisa Yee you can meet Maybelline Mary Katherine Mary Ann Chestnut, named for two Miss Americas and her mother Chessy's favorite brand of mascara. Chessy teaches the students in her charm school her Seven Select Rules for Young Ladies, but she won't tell Maybe who her real father is -- or protect her from her latest scuzzball boyfriend. So Maybe hitches a ride to California with her friends Hollywood and Thammasat Tantipinichwong Schneider (aka Ted) -- and what she finds there is funny, sad, true, and inspiring . . . vintage Lisa Yee.
You can buy Absolutely Maybe at your favorite independent bookstore or other booksellers nationwide starting in February 2009.
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Millicent Min, Girl Genius
Scholastic, Arthur A. Levine Books
Who would have thought that being so smart could be so hard (and so funny)? Millicent Min, Girl Genius is a book for anyone who's ever been smarter than average in school, but dumber than average in life. Heartwarming, quirky and hilarious, this middle grade/young adult novel chronicles a summer of twists and turns in the life an eleven-year-old genius who's a social outcast.
With the October 2003 publication of Millicent Min, Girl Genius (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Press), South Pasadena resident Lisa Yee has realized her lifelong dream of becoming an author.
Lisa was discovered by Arthur Levine, vice president of Scholastic, Inc. and the publisher/editor of the Harry Potter series. Before Millicent Min, Girl Genius was completed, Random House acquired the audio rights. The audio book version of the novel, directed by Steve Gomer (Ally McBeal, Chicago Hope), is read by Gilmore Girls actress Keiko Agena.
"Millie" is also going international and will soon debut in Italy. Plus, Scholastic Book Fairs have selected it as one of their main titles and will feature Lisa in their author video series. And, it's selling really well in Dallas where Lisa doesn't even have any relatives.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time
Scholastic, Arthur A. Levine Books
". . . Stanford has his own goofy charm as a hopeless student, brilliant basketball player and all-around decent guy desperate to succeed so he can take his place on the Rancho Rosetta Middle School Basketball A-Team. Like Stanford, the novel is funny and sweet." -- THE NEW YORK TIMES
". . . a dead-on snapshot of the inner workings of the middle school boy's mind." -- SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
So Totally Emily Ebers
Scholastic, Arthur A. Levine Books
Emily Ebers on cross-country travel:
How did the pioneers do it? Did they have to ride with their mothers?
Emily Ebers on divorce:
Alice has a bunch of books about divorce and how it affects kids. It affects kids in a bad way, okay? Does she really need a book to figure that out?
Emily Ebers on friends:
I guess good can come out of volleyball.
Emily Ebers on romance:
I think the only real way to tell if a boy like-likes you is to be direct. Even though it might be scary, the thing to do is just march right up and ask one of your friends to ask someone else to ask one of his friends what he thinks about you.
September Debut of an American Girl doll with her own book by Lisa Yee . . . GOOD LUCK, IVY!!!
GOOD LUCK, IVY is part of the brand new JULIE series penned by the fabulous Megan McDonald of JUDY MOODY fame. The books are historical fiction(s), set in . . . the 1970's (!!!). Ivy is Julie's best friend. Here's her story . . .
The middle child in a busy Chinese-American household, Ivy's mother has gone back to school to become a lawyer and her father has two jobs to keep the family afloat. And if that's not enough, Ivy's best friend Julie Albright has moved to another part of San Francisco. The only place Ivy feels at home is at gymnastics. But when she learns that the big gymnastics tournament is scheduled for the same day as the annual Ling family reunion, Ivy wrestles with a difficult choice.
