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Millie Magnus Won't Be Bullied (Millie Magnus Chapter Books)

Millie Magnus Won't Be Bullied (Millie Magnus Chapter Books)

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Author(s)

Brittany Mazique

Co-Authors / Illustrators

Ebony Glenn

Publisher

G. P. Putnam Sons

Genre(s)

Age Range

Release Date

December 17, 2024

ISBN

978-0593618783

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The first installment in a hilarious and charming chapter book series featuring exuberant and irresistible third-grader Millie Magnus.

Millie Magnus has huge love for many things—her mom, her friends, her baby chicken, Extra Spicy, and even her hot pink rain boots. She loves school, too, and can’t wait for Field Day, when her mom—the mayor of Washington, D.C.—will be her partner in the three-legged race.

Millie Magnus DOESN'T love it when Buckley, a boy from school, makes fun of her curly hair, or her name, or her friends. And she can’t believe it when Buckley is assigned to compete against Millie and her mother at Field Day! But then things get even worse. When Millie’s plan to talk to Buckley about his bullying is ruined, SHE ends up in the principal’s office.

But Millie’s can-do spirit is hard to keep down and her big feelings come in handy when she learns something new about Buckley. She may even find a way to call him a friend.

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Fresh new face in early chapter books

February 08, 2025 (Updated: June 04, 2026)

Overall rating

4.0

Plot

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Characters

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Writing Style

4.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

5.0

Millicent Magnus (who likes to be called Millie Magnus) is an exuberant eight year old whose mother is the mayor of Washington D.C.. Since her father has passed away, Millie Magnus is often cared for by her mother's assistant, Josephine, who has a lot of rules about behavior. Not being a big fan of rules, Millie oftens squabbles with Josephine, and also has some trouble with self control in school. Since there is a family field day she is very much looking forward to, it's even harder to behave. She has several good friends in Poppy, Atticus, and "Lunchbox", but struggles with school bully Buckley as he makes fun of her, her hair, and her friends. When Millie Magnus finds that she will have to compete against Buckley on field day, she's not happy, especially since her mother won't be able to make it to the event, and she'll have to compete with Josephine. After Buckley makes fun of her in class and Millie Magnus verbally retaliates, she's sent to the office, and the principal sends her home. After telling her mother, there is a meeting with the principal scheduled to address Buckley's behavior. At field day, when Josephine is injured in practice, Millie Magnus manages to talk to Buckley and find out what is making him act out. The two manage to broker a tenuous peace, and even compete together. This is the first book in a new series.

Good Points

Beginning chapter books are always such fun. Even their smaller trim size makes them more appealing. Millie is a character like Parks' Junie B. Jones or Danziger's Amber Brown; she means well, but is often unable to control herself in the way that adults would prefer. Millie Magnus is a little more amenable to changing, and it was nice to see her appreciate Josephine and be able to see things from Buckley's perspective.

The classroom setting is realistically portrayed, and Mr. McGully must be a veteran teacher; he is able to navigate Millie Magnus' question about whether she can bring her pet chick, Extra Spicy, to field day with patience and good humor. Field day is a great setting for an elementary age book, with all of the competition and drama.

The illustrations in this add a lot to the book, and will help the readers envision the characters. There is a lot of humor in the black and white line drawings; I loved the picture of Millie Magnus and Extra Spicy hiding from Josephine under the bed!

Readers who enjoyed Butler's Kayla and King, Sheth's Nina Soni, or McKay's Lolo will gobble up this new series about Millie Magnus as quickly as they would consume Millie Magnus' favorite peanut butter and jelly pancakes with crumbled gingersnaps!