Lisa Yeeās debut novel,Ā Millicent Min, Girl Genius,Ā won the prestigious Sid Fleischman Humor Award. Her other novels for young people, with nearly two million copies in print, includeĀ Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time, So Totally Emily Ebers, Absolutely Maybe,Ā and two books about a fourth grader,Ā Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally)Ā andĀ Bobby the Brave (Sometimes).Ā Lisa is also the author of American GirlāsĀ KananiĀ books andĀ Good Luck, Ivy.Ā Her recent novel,Ā Warp Speed,Ā is about aĀ Star TrekĀ geek who gets beat up every day at school.Ā
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Lisa is a former Thurber House Childrenās Writer-in-Residence whose books have been chosen as an NPR Best Summer Read, aĀ Sports IllustratedĀ Kids Hot Summer Read, and aĀ USA TodayĀ Criticsā Top Pick.Ā
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Visit Lisa at lisayee.com or check out her blog at lisayee.livejournal.com.