Cilla Lee-Jenkins is 50% Chinese, 50% Caucasian, and 100% destined for
literary greatness! In this middle grade novel, she shares stories about
a new sibling, being biracial, and her destiny as a future author
extraordinaire.
"Heartwarming and poignant! Meeting Cilla felt like making a new best
friend." --Grace Lin, bestselling author of Newbery Honor book Where
the Mountain Meets the Moon and National Book Award finalist When the
Sea Turned to Silver
Priscilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins is on a tight deadline. Her baby sister is
about to be born, and Cilla needs to become a bestselling author before
her family forgets all about her. So she writes about what she knows
best--herself! And Cilla has a lot to write about: How did she deal with
being bald until the age of five? How did she overcome her struggles
with reading? How do family traditions with Grandma and Granpa Jenkins
differ from family traditions with her Chinese grandparents, Nai Nai and
Ye Ye?
Written by Susan Tan and illustrated by Dana Wolfekotte, Cilla
Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire is a novel bursting with love
and humor, as told through a bright, irresistible biracial protagonist
who will win your heart and make you laugh.
Don't miss the sequel!
Cilla Lee-Jenkins: This Book Is a Classic
Praise for Cilla-Lee Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire:
"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
"Cilla's empathy, candor, and skill at turning a phrase indicates that
her claim to be a future author extraordinaire is completely justified .
. . Anyone who spends time with Cilla Lee-Jenkins will look forward to
reading her in the future." --Booklist, starred review
"[Cilla Lee-Jenkins] is 50% Chinese, 50% Caucasian and I think 100%
wonderful . . . I suspect young readers will want to reach into the
pages and hug her!" --Rachel Renee Russell, #1 New York Times
bestselling author of Dork Diaries, for Omnivoracious.com
"Cilla Lee-Jenkins is the kind of book you can't wait to share. There's
humor and heartache, and future writers of all kinds will see themselves
in Cilla. But above all, this is a book just bursting with love." --Kate
Milford, New York Times bestselling author of Greenglass House
"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
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"Cilla's liveliness, vulnerability, and thoughtfulness make her an
endearing and entertaining narrator." --Horn Book
"Tan, who grew up in a mixed-race family, does a lovely job of showing
how Cilla finds joy in both sides of her heritage." --Kirkus Reviews
"Tan writes in a fun and spunky voice that brings to mind favorite
characters such as Junie B. Jones, Ramona Quimby, and Fancy Nancy but is
still all her own . . . Readers will identify with Cilla and wish they
were friends with her in real life." --School Library Journal
