Millie Fierce

Written and illustrated by Jane Manning

Quiet Millie unleashes her fierce side, but learns balance is key to being heard.

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32 pages· 580 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

Millie is tired of being overlooked and ignored. When her classmates trample her chalk drawing and dismiss her, she decides to unleash her inner wild side. Frizzed hair and sharpened nails transform her into a fierce force, but soon Millie discovers that fierceness can turn mean. As she navigates the chaos, Millie learns that a blend of kindness and a hidden fierce backbone might be the perfect way to stand out. Will Millie find the balance she needs to be noticed without losing herself?

From the publisher

If Fancy Nancy got angry. Really, really angry. Millie is quiet. Millie is sweet. Millie is mild. But the kids at school don’t listen to her. And she never gets a piece of birthday cake with a flower on it. And some girls from her class walk right on top of her chalk drawing and smudge it. And they don’t even say they’re sorry! So that’s when Millie decides she wants to be fierce! She frizzes out her hair, sharpens her nails and runs around like a wild thing. But she soon realizes that being fierce isn’t the best way to get noticed either, especially when it makes you turn mean. So Millie decides to be nice–but to keep a little of that fierce backbone hidden inside her. In case she ever needs it again. With bright art and an adorable character, it’s easy to empathize with Millie. Because everyone has a bad day, once in a while. Praise for MILLIE FIERCE”Millie Fierce is a delightfully naughty mix between Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are and Molly Bang’s When Sophie Gets Angry.”–School Library Journal

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