Lisa Yee
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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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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Series
Misfits (Lisa Yee) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
An elite group of underdogs trained to fight crime must save their unique school from shutting down
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Series
DC super hero girls (Lisa Yee) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Wonder Woman's desire to become a superhero takes her to Super Hero High, where she juggles new friendships, intensive training, and a roommate obsessed with social media
4) Warp speed
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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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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Series
DC super hero girls (Lisa Yee) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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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! After losing her home planet of Krypton and everyone she knows, Supergirl has made a new home on Earth, but she isn't so sure that Super Hero High School is the right place for her. Wonder Woman, other new friends, and a kindly librarian make her feel welcome, but breached inter-dimensional portals, invading alien armies, and bad dreams...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
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
Girl of the year. 2011: Kanani volume 1
Girl of the year. 2011 Kanani volume 1
American girls collection. Kanani volume 1
Girl of the year. 2011 Kanani volume 1
American girls collection. Kanani volume 1
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Meet Kanani Akina. When Kanani's cousin Rachel comes to stay for a month, Kanani can't wait to show her what life is like in a friendly Hawaiian town--from eating shave ice to snorkeling with sea turtles. But Rachel seems homesick and unhappy. Kanani tries hard to help Rachel feel at home and have fun, but nothing seems to work-- until an urgent animal rescue on the beach brings the girls together."--P. [4] of cover
8) 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
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Excited for her family's trip to Brazil, Lea is worried about going into the ocean, but when a new friend encourages her to embrace all that Brazil has to offer, fun turns to danger and she must prove to herself, and her brother, that she is brave
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Series
Girl of the year. 2016: Lea volume 3
Girl of the year. 2016 Lea volume 3
Girl of the year. Lea volume 3
Girl of the year. 2016 Lea volume 3
Girl of the year. Lea volume 3
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When she invites her friend Camila to St. Louis for spring break, Lea rescues a stray kitten and makes a mysterious discovery while visiting a crumbling mansion that makes her forget to be a good host
10) Good job, Kanani
Author
Series
Girl of the year. 2011: Kanani volume 2
Girl of the year. 2011 Kanani volume 2
American girls collection. Kanani volume 2
Girl of the year. 2011 Kanani volume 2
American girls collection. Kanani volume 2
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Kanani is having a great time raising money to protect the Hawaiian monk seal by shaving ice at the beach. But when Celina who is her best friend, finds another surfing partner, Kanani finds herself alone and lonely
Author
Series
Bobby Ellis-Chan books volume 1
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
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
12) Absolutely Maybe
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Series
Language
English
Description
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 2
Language
English
Description
Stanford Wong is in big trouble--or as he would spell it, "trubble"--in this laugh-out-loud companion to the award-winning Millicent Min, Girl Genius.
Stanford Wong is having a bad summer. If he flunks his summer-school English class, he won't pass sixth grade. If that happens, he won't start on the A-team. If that happens, his friends will abandon him and Emily Ebers won't like him anymore. And if THAT happens, his life will be over. Then his parents...
Author
Series
Millicent Min series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 9
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...
Author
Series
Millicent Min series volume 1
Language
English
Description
Who would have thought being smart could be so hard (and funny)?
Millicent Min is having a bad summer. Her fellow high school students hate her for setting the curve. Her fellow 11-year-olds hate her for going to high school. And her mother has arranged for her to tutor Stanford Wong, the poster boy for Chinese geekdom. But then Millie meets Emily. Emily doesn't know Millicent's IQ score. She actually thinks Millie is cool. And if Millie can...
Author
Series
Bobby Ellis-Chan books volume 2
Language
English
Description
From Lisa Yee and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, a hilarious sequel to Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally).
In his last adventure, Bobby Ellis-Chan got stuck to a stinky tree, had underwear attached to his back, and faced down a whole wolfpack of girls. What could be scarier or more humiliating than that? Oh, how about playing sports with his football-hero dad ... a cat with 27 toes ... an asthma attack in public ... dancing on stage in the school musical...
17) Bobby vs. Girls
Author
Series
Bobby Ellis-Chan books volume 1
Language
English
Description
With the hilarious adventures of Bobby Ellis-Chan, Lisa Yee and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat bring their gifts for finding the funny (and the truth) in everyday situations to chapter-book readers.
All of Bobby Ellis-Chan's problems in life can be summed up in one word: GIRLS.There's his sister Casey, who has a weird obsession with Bobby's goldfish, Rover.There's Jillian Zarr, who gets mad every time a boy even looks at her.Most of all, there's Holly...
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Language
English
Description
Harley Quinn investigates a high-tech carnival in this action-packed new DC Super Hero Girl novel!Funny girl 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 in a dance competition and organizing an outrageous battle of the bands. But when a high-tech carnival comes to town,...
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Language
English
Description
Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls™- the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Listeners 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!Batgirl has always hidden in the shadows-but does she have what it takes to stand in the spotlight at Super Hero High?Barbara Gordon has always been an off-the-charts,...