New Releases by Lisa Yee

WONDER WOMAN A ACCOMPLI SON RÊVE : ELLE ENTRE AU COLLEGE DES SUPER HEROS ! Au côté des adolescents les plus exceptionnels de la galaxie, la jeune fille veut apprendre à devenir une super héroïne et faire de la Terre un monde meilleur. Elle découvre les cours, les professeurs, se fait des amis... MAIS QUELQU''UN VEUT FAIRE DE SA VIE UN VÉRITABLE ENFER...

Wonder Woman a accompli son rêve : elle entre à Super Hero High, le collège des super-héros ! Au côté des adolescents les plus exceptionnels de la galaxie, la jeune fille veut apprendre à devenir une super-héroïne et faire de la Terre un monde meilleur. Elle découvre les cours, les professeurs, se fait des amis... Mais quelqu''un veut faire de sa vie un véritable enfer...

At Super Hero High, the galaxy''s most powerful teens nurture their powers and master the fundamentals of what it means to be a hero. With students like Wonder Woman and Supergirl, Super Hero High isn''t like most high schools!

Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls™—the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Woman™, Supergirl™, Batgirl™, and some of the world’s most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers! Supergirl is the new girl in school—and she just also happens to be the most powerful teenager in the galaxy! After losing her home planet of Krypton and everyone she knows, Supergirl has made a new home on Earth, but she’s isn’t so sure that Super Hero High School is the right place for her. Wonder Woman, other new friends, and a kindly librarian make her feel welcome, but breached inter-dimensional portals, invading alien armies, and bad dreams shake her confidence. It’s not easy being a super hero and a high school student all at once! Award-winning author Lisa Yee brings mystery, thrills, and laughs to this groundbreaking series that follows DC Comics’ most iconic female Super Heroes and Super-Villains. Move over Batman™ and Superman™—the DC Super Hero Girls are ready to save the day and have fun doing it! Praise for DC Super Hero Girls: “Sure to have wide appeal, this book is a solid option to balance collections saturated with male superheroes.” —School Library Journal "If you have a middle grader in your life looking for super-sized action, or a superhero enthusiast who isn’t sure where to turn to get more of the superheroes they might see on TV or in movies… Or if you just want to dive into a good book that shows young readers—especially young female readers—that girls can be the super heroes of their own stories, look no further: Super Hero High is for you." - Kirkus

Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls™—the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Woman™, Supergirl™, Batgirl™, and some of the world’s most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers! Wonder Woman isn’t like most high school students—but Super Hero High isn’t like most high schools! Wonder Woman is an Amazon Warrior and Princess. She has never left her home on Paradise Island. But she wants to be a super hero—the very best super hero she can be. In order to train at the most elite school in the galaxy, she has to juggle acing her classes, forging new friendships, trying to make the team for the Super Hero Super Triathlon, and her insane suite-mate sharing her every embarrassing moment on social media. Not to mention . . . Wonder Woman has never seen a boy before. High school is going to be harder than she thought. Award-winning author Lisa Yee brings this edge-of-your-seat adventure to life with mystery, thrills, and laughs. Move over Batman™ and Superman™—the DC Super Hero Girls are ready to save the day and have fun doing it! Praise for DC Super Hero Girls: “Sure to have wide appeal, this book is a solid option to balance collections saturated with male superheroes.” —School Library Journal "If you have a middle grader in your life looking for super-sized action, or a superhero enthusiast who isn’t sure where to turn to get more of the superheroes they might see on TV or in movies… Or if you just want to dive into a good book that shows young readers—especially young female readers—that girls can be the super heroes of their own stories, look no further: Super Hero High is for you." - Kirkus

During a family trip to Brazil, Lea must prove to her brother that she is brave; while in the Amazon rain forest, she finds an injured baby sloth; and when her friend Camila visits St. Louis, she makes a mysterious discovery.

Ten-year-old Lea Clark takes a family trip to Brazil where she learns to overcome her fear of the ocean and meets a new friend who inspires her to embrace the thrills and beauty of Brazil.

During a hike with her brother through the Amazon rainforest, fifth-grader Lea discovers a badly injured baby sloth.

When she invites her friend Camila to St. Louis for spring break, Lea rescues a stray kitten and makes a mysterious discovery while visiting a crumbling mansion that makes her forget to be a good host.

"Mas frequentar a escola mais cobiçada das galáxias não é algo simples... Wonder Woman que o diga. A jovem precisa mostrar seu valor nas aulas, conhecer seus novos colegas, enquanto disputa uma vaga para a equipe que vai participar do badalado Super Triatlo, e ainda tem que lidar com Harley Quinn, a sua hiperativa e um pouco fora de controle colega de quarto. Sem mencionar que Wonder Woman nunca havia visto um garoto antes... Muitas novidades e aventuras para uma menina recém-saída de uma ilha mágica e isolada."--

"Lea está preparada para sumergirse en la aventura durante un viaje familiar a Brasil. Allí Zac, su hermano mayor, estudia la Selva Amazónica. La está emocionada por conocer el océano, pero al poco tiempo se da cuenta de que prefiere fotografiarlo que nadar en él. Se siente desilusionada y anhela demostrarle a su hermano que es tan audaz y valiente como él. Una nueva amistad la inspira y la anima a aprovechar las emociones y la belleza de brasil. Pero la diversión se convierte en peligro durante una expedición en la que Lea debe demostrarle a Zac, y a sí misma, que tiene el valor para enfrentar los desafíos."--back cover.

Who would have thought being smart could be so hard (and funny)? Millicent Min is having a bad summer. Her fellow high school students hate her for setting the curve. Her fellow 11-year-olds hate her for going to high school. And her mother has arranged for her to tutor Stanford Wong, the poster boy for Chinese geekdom. But then Millie meets Emily. Emily doesn''t know Millicent''s IQ score. She actually thinks Millie is cool. And if Millie can hide her awards, ignore her grandmother''s advice, swear her parents to silence, blackmail Stanford, and keep all her lies straight, she just might make her first friend.What''s it going to take? Sheer genius.

This companion to Millicent Min, Girl Genius introduces us to Emily Ebers, average girl extraordinaire, and brings Lisa Yee''s funny, touching story of friendship and family full circle. Lisa Yee charmed audiences with the hilarious Millicent Min, Girl Genius and revealed another side of the story in Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time. Now readers can meet Millie''s best friend and Stanford''s big crush! After her parents'' divorce, Emily Ebers had to move to California with her mom. Now she writes letters to her rock-star dad about travel ("How did the pioneers do it? Did they have to ride with their mothers?"), her new friends, and how much she misses him -- though she does still have his credit card.... Emily Ebers may be starting over, but she''s going to come out on top.

Lisa Yee gives us her most fascinating flawed genius since Millicent Min. Higgs Boson Bing has seven days left before his perfect high school career is completed. Then it''s on to Harvard to fulfill the fantasy portrait of success that he and his parents have cultivated for the past four years. Four years of academic achievement. Four years of debate championships. Two years of dating the most popular girl in school. It was, literally, everything his parents could have wanted. Everything they wanted for Higgs''s older brother Jeffrey, in fact. But something''s not right. And when Higgs''s girlfriend presents him with a seemingly innocent hypothetical question about whether or not he''d give her a kidney . . . the exposed fault lines reach straight down to the foundations of his life. . . .

From Lisa Yee and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, a hilarious sequel to Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally). In his last adventure, Bobby Ellis-Chan got stuck to a stinky tree, had underwear attached to his back, and faced down a whole wolfpack of girls. What could be scarier or more humiliating than that? Oh, how about playing sports with his football-hero dad ... a cat with 27 toes ... an asthma attack in public ... dancing on stage in the school musical ... And the list goes on! Bobby will have to overcome his fears if he''s going to come out on top.

Ten-year-old Kanani loves living in beautiful Hawaii-and she especially loves sharing the wonders of her island home with visitors. So when her cousin Rachel from New York comes to stay for a month, Kanani is excited to get to know her. But no matter what she does to help Rachel feel at home, it only seems to make her unhappy instead. Can Kanani find a way to connect with her cousin?

Marley Sandelski has always felt invisible at school when he is not facing bullies, but a series of unexpected events gives him a taste of popularity and insights into some classmates, well-liked or greatly-feared.

Kanani is excited about selling shave ice to raise money for a cause she cares about. But she also cares about her best friend, Celina-and she promised they would take surfing lessons together. When Kanani can''t make time for Celina, their friendship begins to unravel, and she finds herself spending summer days alone. Will Kanani find a way to make things right?

Lisa Yee makes her YA debut with this hilarious novel about a charm-school dropout who becomes a drop-dead charmer on a quest for her father in California. Meet Maybelline Mary Katherine Mary Ann Chestnut, named for two Miss Americas and her mother Chessy''s favorite brand of mascara. Chessy teaches the students in her charm school her Seven Select Rules for Young Ladies, but she won''t tell Maybe who her real father is -- or protect her from her latest scuzzball boyfriend. So Maybe hitches a ride to California with her friends Hollywood and Thammasat Tantipinichwong Schneider (aka Ted) -- and what she finds there is funny, sad, true, and inspiring . . . vintage Lisa Yee.

Bobby inadvertently gets into a fight with his best friend Holly, and their disagreement develops into a boys versus girls war involving their whole fourth-grade class.

Ivy Ling, the middle child in a busy Chinese American household, feels invisible. Her mother has gone back to school to become a lawyer, and her father has two jobs to keep the family afloat. And if that''s not enough, Ivy''s best friend, Julie Albright, has moved to another part of San Francisco. The only place Ivy feels at home is at gymnastics. But this year the big gymnastics tournament is scheduled for the same day as the annual Ling family reunion. Ivy wrestles with a difficult choice. With her brother''s help, Ivy realizes that she can take charge of her own life - and make her own luck.

After flunking sixth-grade English, basketball prodigy Stanford Wong must struggle to pass his summer-school class, keep his failure a secret from his friends, and satisy his academically demanding father.

You can''t get your hands on Troy''s playbook, but you can get your hands on a few key pages! With Troy Aikman NFL Football you get the best of Troy''s favorite Superbowl winning, top secret, straight-from-the-Cowboys-playbook plays. Plus, the game features Troy''s analysis of each NFL team. The full-color book includes coverage of the game on SNES, Genesis and Jaguar--and commentary by Troy.