Laurence Yep

Laurence Yep

Laurence Michael Yep is a prolific, award-winning Chinese American modern author. Chinese-American, Yep was born in San Francisco, California to Yep Gim Lew and Franche. His older brother, Thomas named him after studying a particular saint in a multicultural neighborhood that consisted of mostly African Americans. Growing up, he often felt torn between both American and Chinese culture, and expressed this in many of his books. A great deal of his work involves characters feeling alienated or not fitting into their surroundings and environment, something Yep has struggled with since...
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Birthdate:June 14, 1948
Birthplace:San Francisco, California
Age:63
Education:University of California, Santa Cruz, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Also known as:L. Yep, Laurence Michael Yep

Honors and Awards

YearAwardWork
1995 Phoenix Award Dragonwings
1978 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Child of the Owl
1994 Newbery Honor Dragon's Gate
1976 Newbery Honor Dragonwings
1976 Nominated - Jane Addams Children's Book Award Dragonwings
1978 Nominated - Jane Addams Children's Book Award Child of the Owl
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Written works by Laurence Yep

TitlePublishedGenre
Dragon of the Lost Sea 1982 Fantasy
Dragon Steel Fantasy
Dragon Cauldron Fantasy
Dragon War Fantasy
Dragon
Dragonwings 1975 Fiction
Shadow Lord 1985 Science Fiction
Cockroach Cooties
The Khan's daughter
The traitor Fiction
Sea glass Children's literature
The case of the firecrackers Children's literature
The magic paintbrush Fantasy
Sweetwater Science Fiction
When the circus came to town
The case of the lion dance
Cockroach cooties Children's literature
The lost garden Fiction
The Rainbow People Children's literature
Tiger's blood Speculative fiction
Spring Pearl: The Last Flower 2002
The imp that ate my homework Children's literature
The star fisher Children's literature
The earth dragon awakes Children's literature
Dragon prince Children's literature
American Dragons Children's literature
The junior thunder lord
Lady of Chʻiao Kuo
Ribbons Children's literature
The butterfly boy
Tiger magic Speculative fiction
The tiger's apprentice Speculative fiction
The Cook's Family
The case of the Goblin Pearls
The amah Children's literature
Dragon's Gate 1993 Children's literature
The man who tricked a ghost Children's literature
Later, Gator Fiction
Child of the Owl Fiction
Tiger woman
Tree of dreams
Thief of Hearts Children's literature
Mountain Light: Golden Mountain Chronicles
The Ghost Fox Children's literature
Angelfish
The Serpent's Children: Golden Mountain Chronicles
The Dragon's Child
Dream Soul Children's literature
The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner
Hiroshima Children's literature
Monster Makers, Inc. Speculative fiction
Seademons Speculative fiction
Mark Twain murders
Liar, liar
When the Bomb Dropped
Tom Sawyer fires
Kind hearts and gentle monsters
The Shell Woman and the King
Mia
Tongues of jade
curse of the squirrel
Skunk scout
city of dragons
In My Own Words/Series, 4 Volumes
boy who swallowed snakes
Bravo, Mia!
Shadow Lord #22
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Characters created by Laurence Yep

Chou Spring Pearl
Chou Spring Pearl
Appears in:Spring Pearl: The Last Flower
Laurence Yep
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