Stanford wong flunks big time by aqmadina braseth on prezi. Sports fans will enjoy reading about basketball player stanford wong in stanford wong flunks big time. First, hes been named to the ateam in basketball and is the only seventh grader chosen for this honor. With realistic situations and winning humor, stanfords story will appeal to reluctant readers and avid readers alike. Well its a nest of vipers and lies in this story and most of the problem is due to stanford s choices. It shows stanfords point of view in millicent min, girl genius. In millicent min, girl genius, lisa yee chronicled the trials and tribulations of an elevenyearold chinese american girl whose geniuslevel iq stands in the way of social success. Lisa yee is a chinese american writer, the author of millicent min, girl genius 2003, stanford wong flunks big time 2005, and so totally emily ebers 2007. Stanford used to be a major geek his favorite comic was star trek. Stanford wong flunks bigtime is the 2nd book of the yee three. Stanford wong flunks big time is the story within millicent min, girl genius spun around and turned on its head.
Stanford wong is in big troubleor as he would spel. A star on the basketball court, school hero, stanford wong has a terrible secret. Now its stanfords turn to share his life with usfeelings that range from fear of an impending divorce between his parents, to insecurities with friends, to his very first crush. If he flunks his summerschool english class, he wont pass sixth grade. Stanford wong flunks big time by lisa yee coach martin tells us that if we can play that well riding donkeys, then we are sure to win the championship once the animals clear the court. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stanford wong flunks big time the millicent min trilogy, book 2. Stanford wong flunks bigtime by lisa yee paperback book. Stanford wong flunks bigtime nashville public library. Stanford wong flunks bigtime king county library system. If he doesnt pass in summer school, hes going to be kicked off the team. So i thought i would write a book about a boy to show here that they are human, too. After flunking english, basketball prodigy stanford wong must struggle to pass his summerschool class and satisfy his academically demanding father. If that happens, his friends will abandon him and emily ebers wont like him anymore.
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Stanford wong, a high school student who loves hanging out with his friends and basketball over studying, encounters a rude wake up call after flunking his english class. A couple years ago, stanford wong had already set the precedent of the californiabred asianamerican basketball bro. If he flunks his summerschool english class, he wont pass. Stanford wong flunks big time questions flashcards quizlet. Stanford wong is in big troubleor as he would spell it, trubblein this laughoutloud companion to the awardwinning millicent min, girl genius and this seasons hc, emily ebers. Stanford wong flunks bigtime by lisa yee goodreads. Stanford wong s world turns upsidedown in the summer between sixth and seventh grades. With realistic situations and winning humor, stanford s story will appeal to reluctant readers and avid readers alike. Stanford wong flunks big time by lisa yee battle of the books.
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