13. Millicent Min, Girl Genius
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50books_pocLisa Yee's Millicent Min, Girl Genius is a cute little book - a fun story, but very fluffy. The main character, eleven-year-old Millicent, has just finished her junior year of high school, and her parents - in a desperate attempt to force her to become a well-rounded person with friends who aren't her grandmother - sign her for summer volleyball.
It's funny at times, but it isn't very good depiction of genius. The author tried to make Millicent look smart by tricking out bog-standard kid thoughts with big words, which makes Millie sound like a kid who wants to be a genius rather than the real thing. That might make an interesting book, but that isn't what this book is trying to do.
It's funny at times, but it isn't very good depiction of genius. The author tried to make Millicent look smart by tricking out bog-standard kid thoughts with big words, which makes Millie sound like a kid who wants to be a genius rather than the real thing. That might make an interesting book, but that isn't what this book is trying to do.
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