Introducing an irresistible new character who shares stories about a new sibling, being biracial, and her path to literary greatness in this middle-grade novel!
Priscilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins is asked "what" she is a lot, and the answer is obvious: She's a future bestselling author extraordinaire! But she's on a tight deadline, because when her new baby sister comes, her family will forget all about her. So Cilla writes about what she knows best--herself! Stories from her bestselling memoir include:
- How Cilla was bald until she was four - How she overcame her struggles with reading - Why family traditions with her Grandma and Grandpa Jenkins and her Chinese grandparents, Nai Nai and Ye Ye, are so different.
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 272 pages
ISBN-10: 1250144000
Item Weight: 0.4 lbs
Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.7 x 7.6 inches
Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire:
"Cilla Lee-Jenkins is the kind of book you can't wait to share. There's humor and heartache. . . . But above all, this is a book just bursting with love." --Kate Milford, New York Times-- bestselling author of Greenglass House
"This story has everything. An irresistible voice, a cast of authentic characters, a hilarious and whip-smart heroine. Also . . . some spectacular baldness and TIME TRAVEL! Cilla Lee-Jenkins is brilliant. Her struggles may seem ordinary, but they're also extraordinary, exquisite, and very very important." --Kate Beasley, author of Gertie's Leap to Greatness
"I challenge anyone to read this book and not fall in love with Cilla Lee-Jenkins. With the spunk of Ivy and Bean and the heart of Ramona Quimby, she's a charmer from start to finish of this laugh-out-loud-funny book." --I. W. Gregorio, author of None of the Above
Susan Tan has lived many places in her life, but calls Concord, Massachusetts, home. She grew up in a mixed-race family, and, like Cilla, was bald until the age of five. She earned degrees from Williams College and the University of Cambridge, where she studied children's literature. She currently lives in Somerville, Massachusetts, and teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. susantanbooks.com
Dana Wulfekotte is a children's book author, illustrator, and animator. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and lives in Queens with her boyfriend and two rabbits (whom she now regrets not naming Supernova and Sparkledust). danawulfekotte.com
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