Description Twelve-year-old Mya Parsons could Save the World and organize her family, if only she had her own cell phone. com Twitter @tanyakyi. tanyalloydkyi. www.
Her published novels for young readers include Truth (Orca), My Time as Caz Hazard (Orca), Anywhere but Here (Simon Pulse, 2013), which was praised by Kirkus as having a main character whose "voice is convincingly filled with a combination of angst and nonchalance," and The Prince of Pot (Groundwood Books, 2017).
She is the author of many non-fiction titles, including Shadow Warrior (Annick 2017), recently nominated for the ALA\'s Amelia Bloomer Project List and DNA Detective, shortlisted for the OLA Red Maple Award and the Red Cedar Award.
About the Author TANYA Lloyd KYI has worked as a typesetter, graphic designer and photo editor before pursing writing full-time.
But all that changes after an accident leaves Mya to take charge--an experience which helps her realize how much she\'s grown, with or without access to proper communications.
She\'s no closer to touch-screen victory, let alone the Nobel Peace Prize she deserves.
Her efforts leave her ego bruised and the kitchen slightly scorched.
She advertises her babysitting services, takes on more responsibility around the house, and attempts to supervise her sister\'s skateboarding lessons.
When her distracted dad and her long-distance mom (temporarily in Myanmar taking care of Mya\'s grandmother) both say no, no way, and possibly never, Mya launches a campaign to prove herself reliable and deserving.
Her more immediate desire is to get a phone, preferably one like Cleo\'s, with a leopard-print case to match.
Her lifelong desire is to work for the United Nations and change the world, and then bask in all the ensuing adulation.
Mya Parsons runs her school\'s social justice club with her best friend, Cleo.
A Dork Diaries for today\'s socially conscious young readers.
Description Twelve-year-old Mya Parsons could Save the World and organize her family, if only she had her own cell phone
