Mia the Meek

Eileen Boggess

jan 2006. · Bancroft Press

O ovoj e-knjizi

Mia Fullerton has entered her freshman year at St. Hilary's with a goal: to lose her nickname Mia the Meek, and soar into a confident high school career. Unfortunately, her transformation is made harder by her English-teacher mom, bratty little brother, already popular nemesis, and new neighbour. Although she's prepared herself for the battle by reading Excruciatingly Shy: How to Defeat Public Fear and Become Popular, her freshman year remains a series of uphill battles. The week before school starts, Mia first encounters Timthe handsome yet seemingly arrogant oldest son of the new family next door. Their relationship develops based on competitionfrom literature to the basketball courtand Mia's got her work cut out for her. In Mia, author Eileen Boggess has created the best kind of modern female role modelthe kind who sees most of her flaws and wants to change them; one who's not only intelligent but athletic; and one who's trying to find her way through a very awkward time in life. In telling her story, Mia proves to be a witty, quick, candid, and interesting fourteen year old.

O autoru

Eileen Boggess is the author of the Mia Fullerton series, comprised of Mia the Meek (Bancroft Press, 2006), Mia the Melodramatic (Bancroft Press, 2008), and Mia the Magnificent (Bancroft Press, 2010). A former middle school teacher with a Master's Degree in Middle Level Education, Eileen enjoys exploring the humorous side of the topsy-turvy teenage years. A native Iowan, she currently lives in Urbandale, Iowa with her husband, two children, and greyhound named Onyx. In addition to running the Urbandale Food Pantry, Eileen is presently working on several young adult manuscripts.