Lisa Yee
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 - Children
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage - Tweens
Immigrant Heritage Month - Tweens
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage - Tweens
Immigrant Heritage Month - Tweens
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
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"Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself."--
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Millicent Min series volume 2
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English
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage - More Tweens
Back to School, More Titles - Tween
Back to School, More Titles - Tween
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After flunking sixth-grade English, basketball prodigy Stanford Wong must struggle to pass his summer-school class, keep his failure a secret from his friends, and satisfy his academically demanding father.
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Millicent Min series volume 1
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English
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In a series of journal entries, eleven-year-old child prodigy Millicent Min records her struggles to learn to play volleyball, tutor her enemy, deal with her grandmother's departure, and make friends over the course of a tumultuous summer.
4) Warp speed
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English
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage - More Tweens
Bullying Prevention Month Tweens
Bullying Prevention Month Tweens
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Marley Sandelski has always felt invisible at school when he is not facing bullies, but a series of unexpected events gives him a taste of popularity and insights into some classmates, well-liked or greatly-feared.
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Bobby Ellis-Chan books volume 2
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English
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Fourth-grader Bobby is hurt when he hears his father, a former pro-football player, say that they two of them are nothing alike, but finally summons the courage to talk about it after his public asthma attack proves how right his father is.
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Bobby Ellis-Chan books volume 1
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English
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When Bobby inadvertently gets into a fight with his best friend Holly, their disagreement develops into a boys versus girls war involving their whole fourth-grade class.
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English
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Lisa Yee gives us her most fascinating flawed genius since Millicent Min.
Higgs Boson Bing has seven days left before his perfect high school career is completed. Then it's on to Harvard to fulfill the fantasy portrait of success that he and his parents have cultivated for the past four years. Four years of academic achievement. Four years of debate championships. Two years of dating the most popular girl in school. It was, literally, everything...
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Series
DC super hero girls (Lisa Yee) volume 1
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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Description
Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls™—the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Woman™, Supergirl™, Batgirl™, and some of the world’s most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers!
Wonder Woman isn’t like most high school students—but Super Hero High isn’t like most high schools!
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Wonder Woman isn’t like most high school students—but Super Hero High isn’t like most high schools!
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Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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"In addition to training to be a super hero, Katana also follows the noble warrior traditions of the Samurai. Now an unknown source has given her the responsibility of guarding a hundred ancient Samurai swords--but why her, and for what purpose? With the help of Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Ms. Martian, and some of her other super friends, she intends to find out"--
Author
Series
DC super hero girls (Lisa Yee) volume 2
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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Description
Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls™—the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Woman™, Supergirl™, Batgirl™, and some of the world’s most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers!
Supergirl is the new girl in school—and she just also happens to be the most powerful teenager in the galaxy!
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Supergirl is the new girl in school—and she just also happens to be the most powerful teenager in the galaxy!
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DC super hero girls (Lisa Yee) volume 5
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Harley Quinn loves fighting crime with her classmates like Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Supergirl, but she always does it her with own madcap style--and a big mallet. It's no surprise that Harley can't resist getting involved with an upcoming inter-school battle of the bands and a fantastic cosmic carnival that appears only once a year--and this year, it's coming to Earth. But as things get stranger, Harley knows how to get to the bottom of a mystery--and...
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Misfits (Lisa Yee) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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An elite group of underdogs trained to fight crime must save their unique school from shutting down.
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Pub. Date
2016.
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Español
Description
Wonder Woman es una princesa que nunca ha salido de su hogar en Paradise Island, pero ha llegado el momento de convertirse en superheroína, y para eso tiene que ir a estudiar a Super Hero High. Allí no sólo tendrá que aprender a dominar sus poderes, también deberá hacer nuevas amigas y lidiar con su compañera de cuarto, quien se pasa el día posteando sus momentos más humillantes en internet ... Pero todo eso no es nada comparado con el hecho...
15) Absolutely Maybe
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English
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Lisa Yee makes her YA debut with this hilarious novel about a charm-school dropout who becomes a drop-dead charmer on a quest for her father in California.
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...
Author
Series
Millicent Min series volume 3
Language
English
Description
This companion to Millicent Min, Girl Genius introduces us to Emily Ebers, average girl extraordinaire, and brings Lisa Yee's funny, touching story of friendship and family full circle.
Lisa Yee charmed audiences with the hilarious Millicent Min, Girl Genius and revealed another side of the story in Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time. Now readers can meet Millie's best friend and Stanford's big crush! After her parents' divorce, Emily Ebers had to move...
17) Lea dives in
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Series
Girl of the year. 2016: Lea volume 1
Girl of the year. Lea volume 1
Girl of the year. 2016 Lea volume 1
Girl of the year. Lea volume 1
Girl of the year. 2016 Lea volume 1
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Lea Clark takes a family trip to Brazil where she learns to overcome her fear of the ocean and meets a new friend who inspires her to embrace the thrills and beauty of Brazil.
20) Good Luck, Ivy
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Ivy must choose between participating in a gymnastics tournament and attending a family reunion.