Mika in Real Life

Mika in Real Life

Author: Emiko Jean

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2022-08-02

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0063215705

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A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK In this brilliant new novel from Emiko Jean, the author of the New York Times bestselling young adult novel Tokyo Ever After, comes a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud funny, and utterly heartwarming novel about motherhood, daughterhood, and love—how we find it, keep it, and how it always returns. One phone call changes everything. At thirty-five, Mika Suzuki’s life is a mess. Her last relationship ended in flames. Her roommate-slash-best friend might be a hoarder. She’s a perpetual disappointment to her traditional Japanese parents. And, most recently, she’s been fired from her latest dead-end job. Mika is at her lowest point when she receives a phone call from Penny—the daughter she placed for adoption sixteen years ago. Penny is determined to forge a relationship with her birth mother, and in turn, Mika longs to be someone Penny is proud of. Faced with her own inadequacies, Mika embellishes a fact about her life. What starts as a tiny white lie slowly snowballs into a fully-fledged fake life, one where Mika is mature, put-together, successful in love and her career. The details of Mika’s life might be an illusion, but everything she shares with curious, headstrong Penny is real: her hopes, dreams, flaws, and Japanese heritage. The harder-won heart belongs to Thomas Calvin, Penny’s adoptive widower father. What starts as a rocky, contentious relationship slowly blossoms into a friendship and, over time, something more. But can Mika really have it all—love, her daughter, the life she’s always wanted? Or will Mika’s deceptions ultimately catch up to her? In the end, Mika must face the truth—about herself, her family, and her past—and answer the question, just who is Mika in real life? Perfect for fans of Kiley Reid’s Such a Fun Age, Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, and Rebecca Serle’s In Five Years, Mika in Real Life is at once a heart-wrenching and uplifting novel that explores the weight of silence, the secrets we keep, and what it means to be a mother.


Earn It!

Earn It!

Author: Mika Brzezinski

Publisher: Legacy Lit

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1602865922

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A straight-talking guide for the newest members of the workforce, with road-tested advice for landing a job, navigating the new world of work, establishing a personal brand, and getting the recognition (and money) you deserve. The whirlwind of job applications, interviews, follow-up, resume building, and networking is just the beginning. What happens after you've landed the job, settled in, and begun to make a difference-where do you go from here? What if you feel stuck in what you thought would be your dream profession? New York Times bestselling author Mika Brzezinski and producer Daniela Pierre-Bravo provide an essential manual for those crucial next steps. Earn It! is a practical career guidebook that not only helps you get your foot in the door; it also shows you how to negotiate a raise, advocate for more responsibility, and figure out whether you're in the career that's right for you. A blueprint for your future success, Earn It! features insightful and inspiring interviews with leaders in media, fashion, and business, recruiters, HR, execs, and kickass young female entrepreneurs like Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin of theSkimm, Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud, and Jane Park, founder of the cosmetic subscription company Julep.


Donut Feed the Squirrels

Donut Feed the Squirrels

Author: Mika Song

Publisher: Random House Graphic

Published: 2020-09-29

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1984895834

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Two squirrel best friends meet their match: a donut food truck! This Eisner-nominated hilarious young graphic novel is perfect for fans of Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea and anyone who would do ANYTHING for a donut. Norma and Belly would really really really really really like a donut. With a burned breakfast and a cranky donut seller at the local food truck, they may be stuck with only nuts to eat . . . unless they can steal the biggest, most delicious donut of their tiny lives! Mika Song gives readers something to laugh at as these squirrels try their hardest to get some donuts while just about everything goes wrong. A fun "donut caper" graphic novel that focuses on madcap action, problem-solving, and the power of working together. "I'm nuts for these sweet and silly squirrels." -- Ben Clanton, author of Narwhal and Jelly


Know Your Value

Know Your Value

Author: Mika Brzezinski

Publisher: Hachette Books

Published: 2018-09-25

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1602865957

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The bestselling motivational guide that TheAtlantic.com calls "a rallying cry for women to get the money they deserve." Why are women so often overlooked and underpaid? What are the real reasons men get raises more often than women? How can women ask for -- and actually get--the money, the job, the recognition they deserve? Prompted by her own experience as cohost of Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski asked a wide range of successful women to share the critical lessons they learned while moving up in their fields. Power players such as Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Harvard's Victoria Budson, comedian Susie Essman, and many more shared their surprising personal stories. They spoke candidly about why women are paid less and the pitfalls women face -- and play into. Now expanded to address gender dynamics in the #MeToo era, Know Your Value blends compelling personal stories with the latest research on why many women don't negotiate their compensation, why negotiating aggressively usually backfires, and what can be done about it. For any woman who has ever wondered if her desire to be liked can be a liability (yes), if there is a way to reclaim her contribution after it's been co-opted in a meeting (yes), and if there are strategies men use to get ahead that women should too (yes!), Know Your Value provides vital advice to help women be their own best advocates.


Mika Flint

Mika Flint

Author: Terry Carsten

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2014-11-12

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1499083742

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Mika feels alone and mistreated. He has never felt special or good at anything. At thirteen years old, he finds out that he is a death angel. He learns that death has escaped, and now he is the only one with the power to capture it again. He has no idea how to use his powers, and there is an evil army of death angels that wants him dead. The clue to surviving lies with Orion’s Crown. Mika must master his powers, battle creatures he has never seen before, and become the kid he has always wanted to be. All of this happens as he travels to worlds that humans have never seen before with a group of the most unlikely friends. His goal is to find Orion’s Crown before it’s too late. Will he become the hero everyone wants him to be, or will he die in the quest?


Mika and Max

Mika and Max

Author: Laura Bloom

Publisher: Walker Books Australia

Published: 2019-08-01

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1760651168

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A story about a girl who meets a boy who changes everything Mika is a girl growing out of her clothes and approaching womanhood with the expectations of her mother weighing firmly upon her shoulders and a love of music that transcends the strict classical lessons imposed on her. With a brother and sister who have ganged up on her, she is looking for a way to escape and find her own voice. Mika and Max form a strong bond that is inspirational and heartwarming.


Mika

Mika

Author: Erik Kriek

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1912497018

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Join Mika, a cute little bear on secret quest to avoid hibernation so that she can see the beauty of the Northern Lights for herself! Mika is a little bear who loves to run and play all over the forest, but she soon learns that winter is on its way, and she is supposed to spend these long, cold months hibernating with her mother and father. When the Old Owl tells Mika about the Northern Lights that appear every winter, she can't stand the thought of missing something so beautiful, and so she sets out on a secret, snowy adventure to find them!


Mika's Fortune

Mika's Fortune

Author: Faith Emiry

Publisher: Ripple Foundation

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 11

ISBN-13: 1927864054

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Would it really be fortunate if cookies held the keys to our future? A mother and her daughter find out, in this magical story by Faith Emiry.