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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.
Arthur Levine, one of MILLICENT MIN's editors and all-around-great-guy, and Lisa proudly hold up a copy of the novel. (Actually, they both forgot to bring a book, so they substituted a candy wrapper instead, thinking no one would notice.)
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