Publisher: Enslow Publishers

Copyright Date: 2016

Edition Date: 2017 Release Date: 08/15/16

Pages: 24 pages

ISBN: 0-7660-7839-6

ISBN 13: 978-0-7660-7839-0

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 2015044481

Dimensions: 23 cm.

Subject Heading:
Yep, Laurence. Juvenile literature.
Yep, Laurence.
Authors, American. 20th century. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Young adult fiction. Authorship. Juvenile literature.
Chinese Americans. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Authors, American. 20th century.
Young adult fiction. Authorship.
Chinese Americans.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.

Word Count: 1,244

Reading Level: 5.5

Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.5 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 184334 / grade: Middle Grades

Guided Reading Level: L

Fountas & Pinnell: L

Growing up as a Chinese American in California, Laurence Yep felt trapped between two worlds, belonging to neither one. It was this feeling of being an outsider that caused him to lose himself in books and eventually become the writer of two Newbery Honor books himself. Readers will be inspired by this simply-told biography of the author of Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate. A Words to Know section prepares readers for any unfamiliar vocabulary they may find in the text, and personal photographs and direct quotations from Yep paint a colorful picture of this important author.