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Lisa Yee

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Lisa Yee

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Lisa Yee has written over 20 novels. Her most recent book, Maizy Chen's Last Chance, is about a fifth-generation Chinese American girl, and is a National Book Award Finalist, Newbery Honor, and the Asian Pacific American Children's Literature Award winner.

Lisa's debut novel, Millicent Min, Girl Genius, won the prestigious Sid Fleischman Humor Award. Other books include Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time, Absolutely Maybe, and a series about a 4th grader, Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) and Bobby the Brave (Sometimes), illustrated by Dan Santat.

Lisa is also the author of several American Girl books and the DC Super Hero Girls series. A Thurber House Children’s Writer-in-Residence, Lisa's books have been named a NPR Best Summer Read, Sports Illust
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December Blog-ed-ness Has Arrived (at last)!!!!

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Wow, it's been a looooong time since my last blog. I would have blogged sooner, and I don't want to make any excuses, but aliens abducted me and I was orbiting Mars and the view was so pretty, plus there was a lot happening on my desk, and I got distracted.

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And then Newbery and Prinz committee member and kidlit scholar Rob Bittner visited from Canada and distracted me with food . . .

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Published on December 11, 2014 09:47
Average rating: 3.93 · 25,037 ratings · 3,390 reviews · 34 distinct worksSimilar authors
Maizy Chen's Last Chance

4.28 avg rating — 4,557 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions
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Millicent Min, Girl Genius ...

3.78 avg rating — 4,414 ratings — published 2003 — 24 editions
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Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Ti...

3.85 avg rating — 1,780 ratings — published 2005 — 12 editions
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A Royal Conundrum (The Misf...

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3.82 avg rating — 1,445 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions
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Absolutely Maybe

3.66 avg rating — 1,433 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
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Good Luck, Ivy

3.95 avg rating — 1,316 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
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Aloha, Kanani

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So Totally Emily Ebers (The...

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Warp Speed

3.88 avg rating — 902 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions
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Millicent Min, Girl Genius Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time So Totally Emily Ebers
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“What my parents kept failing to understand was how happy I was when I was alone with my books. There was no pressure to perform or be cute, and books never disappoint-- unless, of course, you've chosen a bad one. But then, you can always put it down and pick up another one without any repercussions.”
Lisa Yee, Millicent Min, Girl Genius
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“I think that the only real way to tell if a boy like likes you is to be direct. None of this game-playing, that's juvenile. Instead, even though it might be scary, the thing to do is to just march up and ask one of your friends to ask someone else to ask one of his friends what he thinks about you.”
Lisa Yee, So Totally Emily Ebers
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“Gus and I talk about girls a lot, but we can't figure them out. They are so confusing. Like, if you look at them, they get mad. And if you don't look at them, they get mad. And if you're nice to them, they think you like them. And if you're mean to them, they think you like them. And if you do like them, they think you hate them.”
Lisa Yee, Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time
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What book should we read in March?

As always, you may write in titles, provided the book is a 2025 Newbery contender and already published.

 
  30 votes 25.6%

Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming (write-in)
 
  19 votes 16.2%

 
  18 votes 15.4%

 
  17 votes 14.5%

 
  8 votes 6.8%

 
  6 votes 5.1%

Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson (write-in)
 
  6 votes 5.1%

The Misfits (write-in)
 
  4 votes 3.4%

Light and Air by Mindy Nichols Wendell (write-in)
 
  2 votes 1.7%

Black Girl You are Atlas (write-in)
 
  2 votes 1.7%

Ligh and Air by Mindy Nichols Wendell (write-in)
 
  2 votes 1.7%

Misfits (write-in)
 
  1 vote 0.9%

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Light and Aire by Mindy Nichols Wendell (write-in)
 
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message 10: by Tenzin

Tenzin no problem, thank you!


message 9: by Lisa

Lisa Yee Tenzin wrote: "I love your books and you are one of my favorite authors! I am so grateful!"

Oh, how cool!!! Thankyouverymuch!!!


Tenzin I love your books and you are one of my favorite authors! I am so grateful!


Tenzin Thank you so much for accepting my friend request!


message 6: by Lisa

Lisa Yee Sarah wrote: "Thank you for being my friend. I think I might be blushing as I type this. I love your books. I want to be able to write like you one day."

Thank "you," Sarah, for your kinds words. And best of luck with your writing!


message 5: by Sarah

Sarah Thank you for being my friend. I think I might be blushing as I type this. I love your books. I want to be able to write like you one day.


message 4: by Chloe

Chloe I just found somthing very interesting. You might want to call your editor because there is a mistake on page 108 in So Totally Emily Ebers. It says volleyvall instead of volleyball. It does not change your writing at all though. IT IS THE BEST STILLL!!!!!!!


Bradley I hope you are having a good day! =)

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Roxanne Hi Lisa! Thanks for your friendship.


Andrea Kulman Hi & thank you for being a friend on Good Reads.


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