The Model President (The Misadventures of Millicent Madding Series #2)

by Brian Tacang

Overview

Meet the candidates for Winifred T. Langley Middle School sixth-grade president!

Millicent Madding:
A smart, creative, junior inventor extraordinaire, who is dedicated to making the school a better place.

Fiona Dimmet:
A popular, beautiful, fashion-obsessed model, who is dedicated to making the school a better dressed place.

When it comes to the competition for class president, it seems like Millicent is a shoe-in for the position. After all, she's the only one taking the campaign seriously . . . until Fiona finds a way to turn the whole election process upside down by making it one gigantic fashion show! With a platform that promises free makeovers to anyone who votes for her, Fiona is suddenly surrounded by supporters clamoring to be as fashion forward as their new favorite candidate. Has the whole school gone mad? One thing's for sure: If Millicent wants to be president, she'd better whip her plain-Jane look into shape and learn how to wow the school—fashionista style!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061966644
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/15/2009
Series:	Misadventures of Millicent Madding Series , #2
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	246
File size:	334 KB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Brian Tacang was a fashion designer for many years before becoming a writer. He lives in a haunted house made of dirt in El Prado, New Mexico. This is his second book.

Editorial Reviews

Millicent Madding's dreams of becoming the sixth-grade class president appear to go up in a puff of hairspray when the students of Pretty Liddy's Junior Fashion Academy relocate to her school. Faced with a campaign that suddenly hinges on a series of fashion walk-offs rather than issues, Millicent wrestles with her conscience: Should she compromise her integrity and redefine herself in order to achieve her goal? Tacang skewers the fashion industry with glee. Millicent's opponent Fiona is the ultimate model, body honed to perfection and followed by a sycophantic entourage. Flatly one-dimensional, she embodies an archetypical tween villainess, incessantly spouting cruel comments. The writing suffers from an excess of "hip"-ness, often deteriorating into snarky one-liners and delivering such abysmal clunkers as "Her lips smoldered as red as a smart remark." An abrupt, pat resolution diminishes the authenticity and moral weight of the tale. Despite these missteps, tween audiences will empathize with Millicent's predicament as she struggles to succeed in a world suddenly defined by superficiality. (Fiction. 9-12)

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