Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time

Stanford Wong is in big trouble--or as he would spell it, "trubble"--in this laugh-out-loud companion to the award-winning Millicent Min, Girl Genius.
Stanford Wong is having a bad summer. If he flunks his summer-school English class, he won't pass sixth grade. If that happens, he won't start on the A-team. If that happens, his friends will abandon him and Emily Ebers won't like him anymore. And if THAT happens, his life will be over. Then his parents are fighting, his grandmother Yin-Yin hates her new nursing home, he's being "tutored" by the world's biggest nerdball, Millicent Min--and he's not sure his ballpoint "Emily" tattoo is ever going to wash off.But Stanford Wong has a few things going for him. He has Yin-Yin's fantastic dim sum. He has his magic jade pendant, source of all his basketball skill. He has this amazing new book called The Outsiders he's just discovered. He may even have Millicent. And Stanford realizes that that might just be enough to save his summer--if he can pull it all together in time. Praise for Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time"Yee's companion to Millicent Min, Girl Genius tells the story of the same pivotal summer that Millicent tutors Stanford Wong–but this time through Stanford's eyes.… laced with humor and told in the first person … readers should find this story amusing, enjoyable and finally touching." --Kirkus Reviews"Yee, who won the 2004 Sid Fleischman Humor Award forMillicent Min, Girl Genius, offers an equally funny sequel. . . . Young readers will find themselves chortling over comedic scenes, delivered in Stanford's genuine, age-appropriate voice, even as the well-drawn, authentic heartache about family, friends, and integrity reaches directly into their lives. Young sports fans, particularly boys, will appreciate a portrait of a wholly likeable underachiever in the classroom who shines in the court." --Booklist"Fans of the first book will enjoy hearing from Stanford, whose struggles with school, with his dad (who has never attended a single one of his basketball games), and with adolescent anxieties ("Maybe I should hold her hand. But…what if my hand gets all sweaty? Do people ever use anti-perspirant on their hands?" are as cleverly portrayed as Millie's were." --The Horn Book Magazine"Upon finishing this book, those who have already opened their hearts to Millicent will find room to include Stanford too, and will likely want to know how both will fare in the upcoming school year." --Publishers Weekly"There's much here for boys to identify with, including Stanford's need for parental approval and his single-minded pursuit of the sport he loves. His growth of a person as the summer unfolds is warmly satisfying." --School Library Journal"Like Stanford, the novel is funny and sweet." --The New York TimesBook Review"Humorous and entertaining." --Voice of Youth Advocates Lisa Yee's novels include Millicent Min, Girl Genius; Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time (an ALA Notable Book); the Bobby chapter book series, and most recently, Warp Speed. She is also the author of the American Girl books, Good Luck, Ivy, Aloha Kanani and Good Job, Kanani. Please visit her website at www.lisayee.com. Praise for Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time"Yee's companion to Millicent Min, Girl Genius tells the story of the same pivotal summer that Millicent tutors Stanford Wong–but this time through Stanford's eyes.… laced with humor and told in the first person … readers should find this story amusing, enjoyable and finally touching." --Kirkus Reviews"Yee, who won the 2004 Sid Fleischman Humor Award forMillicent Min, Girl Genius, offers an equally funny sequel. . . . Young readers will find themselves chortling over comedic scenes, delivered in Stanford's genuine, age-appropriate voice, even as the well-drawn, authentic heartache about family, friends, and integrity reaches directly into their lives. Young sports fans, particularly boys, will appreciate a portrait of a wholly li