Mia the Meek (Mia Fullerton)

By Eileen Boggess

Book Overview

Mia Fullerton has entered her freshman year at St. Hilary's with a goal: to lose her nickname, "Mia the Meek," and soar into a confident high school career. Unfortunately, her transformation is made harder by her English-teacher mom, bratty little brother, already popular nemesis, and new neighbor. Although she's prepared herself for the battle by reading Excruciatingly Shy: How to Defeat Public Fear and Become Popular, her freshman year remains a series of uphill battles. The week before school starts, Mia first encounters Tim--the handsome yet seemingly arrogant oldest son of the new family next door. Their relationship develops based on competition--from literature to the basketball court--and Mia's got her work cut out for her. In Mia, author Eileen Boggess has created the best kind of modern female role model--the kind who sees most of her flaws and wants to change them; one who's not only intelligent but athletic; and one who's trying to find her way through a very awkward time in life. In telling her story, Mia proves to be a witty, quick, candid, and interesting fourteen-year-old.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890862479
• ISBN13: 9781890862473
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Bancroft Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

wish I had a daughter to share this with

One word, super cute! Well that is two words but you get my drift. Mia the Meek is a middle grade novel and as such was a rather fast read for me. It is not the type of book I would suggest to older teens, but I think that the 9-13 year old female crowd would enjoy it. Mia is very much the type of character that I can relate to. Her awkwardness was endearing, and very often funny. In a world that sends mixed messages to young girl the character of Mia was refreshing to see. Mia is not the type of girl to dumb herself down or spend all her time worrying about hair and makeup. Mia will always be a bit on the shy side but she learns how to use this to her own advantage. This is totally the type of message I would want my young daughter to be receiving, that life isn't always about being the prettiest or most popular. I would highly recommend Mia the Meek to the middle age crowd! I received the next two books in the series for review and I cannot wait to dive into them!

Great for girls nearing High School age

This book was fantastic! As a parent of middle and high school age girls, this book was perfect for them. They have truly enjoyed it. The scenes were funny and colorful, and seemed very realistic, which you would expect from an author who was a former teacher. And the underlying story line is totally positive. Every student will relate to Mia the Meek's stories about detentions, school dances, first dates, and cliques. And it is especially appropriate for kids that go to private or parochial school.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

In MIA THE MEEK, Mia is determined to no longer be known as meek. Especially when she is about to begin high school. High school is her new chance to shed her old meek self and to blossom as someone outgoing. Someone fun. Someone not meek. Readers are aware of the fact that Mia has the potential for non-meekness. She can certainly show snippy behavior towards her mother and her little brother. "You're not really going to wear that, are you?" and "If your brain was chocolate, it wouldn't fill an M & M" are a few or Mia's not-so-meek comments that make you wonder why she has such a problem standing up for herself with anyone outside of her family. Perhaps her snippiness at home is a result of the verbal abuse she takes at school. Cassie and her friends are not afraid to tell her she is "so ugly she'd make blind kids cry," and seem to love to let Mia know when she has done anything not meeting their approval. In spite of the way they treat her, Mia still trusts enough to share some of her deepest secrets with people who use them against her. She fails to recognize that when Cassie asks her is she's wearing make up that she should ignore them or say something smart. Instead Mia lets them know that she's not allowed to wear make up. Her heartfelt answers let you know that she is ever hopeful of others. Of course being non-meek is not as easy as Mia hopes. Then there's the fact that her mother is her teacher, that incident involving wearing a suit of armor, class president elections, crushes, and all of those other potentially embarrassing, potentially strength-building events in teenagers' lives. Mia's situations are presented with quirky humor so you are able to feel her pain, but are also able to laugh at the absurdity of adolescence. She is a witty heroine that readers will enjoy bonding with. MIA THE MEEK is the first novel for Eileen Boggess and is the beginning of the Mia Fullerton series. Reviewed by: Dianna Geers

Wonderful Choice for Girls

My middle-school-aged daughter absolutely LOVED this book! Wonderfully-written, funny, relevant and entertaining. Mia the Meek addresses the issues facing adolescent girls, while remaining entertaining. Homework, boys, parents, social predicaments, siblings....this book has it all. I can't wait for the next book in the series! A bargain for such an enjoyable read.

A high quality teen tale

As she begins her freshman year at St Hilary's High School, fourteen year old Mia the Meek decides she will change her image from scaredy cat to extrovert. She knows it will not be easy because she needs to ditch her glasses and remove those rail lines on her teeth, but Mia the bold will go forth and do social things hopefully with Jake, the impetus for her need to change her image as a hunk like him would never notice a nerd like her. Her biggest problems besides her younger brother are her mom teaches English at the school so academic and behavioral expectations are beyond the stratosphere. Shockingly she wins the election for class president defeating the most popular female at St. Hilary's in the process. More stunning Jake seems to like her. However, as Mia becomes increasingly "bootyilicious" she makes new friends and begins to leave behind her old pals who were always there for her nerd or not, but mostly finds she enjoys athletic contests with her new neighbor terrible Tim. They are the most fun. Mia the terrific is a delightful protagonist who takes chances and makes mistakes, but keeps trying. Middle school readers will enjoy her escapades as she lands in one fiasco after another. MIA THE MEEK is an amusing character driven look at crashing into the high school in crowd. Harriet Klausner