Millicent Min, Girl Genius (The Millicent Min Trilogy, Book 1)

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 gong to take? Sheer genius.

While Lisa Yee didn't skip five grades in elementary school, she showed her genius for writing early: Her third-grade teacher noted on her report card that "Lisa has written some very nice creative stories." (She also excelled at making dioramas.) As an adult, Lisa has studied detective work, written canned-food labels, and scripted television specials. Millicent Min, Girl Genius is her first novel. And it won't be her last. Lisa lives in South Pasadena, California, with her husband and two children.