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Laurence Yep

Laurence Michael Yep (born June 14, 1948) is an American writer, best known for his children's books. He is a two-time Newbery Honor winner for books from his Golden Mountain series, the best known title being Dragonwings. In 2005, he received the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his career contribution to American children's literature.

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American children's writer

Born 14 June 1948

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  • Cover of: Dragonwings
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    Cover of edition dragonwings00laur Cover of edition dragonwings00yepl_0 Cover of edition dragonwings00yepl First published in 1975 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: The Tiger's Apprentice: Book One
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    Cover of edition tigersapprentice00yepl First published in 2003 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: CHILD OF THE OWL (Laurel-Leaf Library)
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    Cover of edition childofowl00yepl_0 Cover of edition childofowlwithco0000yepl Cover of edition childofowl00yepl First published in 1977 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: American Dragons
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    Cover of edition americandragons00laur First published in 1993 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Shadow Lord: Star Trek #22
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    Cover of edition shadowlord00yepl Cover of edition shadowlord00yep First published in 1985 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The traitor
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  • Cover of: The magic paintbrush
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  • Cover of: Dragon's gate
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  • Cover of: Sweetwater.
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    Cover of edition sweetwater00yepl Cover of edition sweetwaterharper00laur First published in 1973 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Dragon of the Lost Sea
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    Cover of edition dragonoflostsea0000yepl Cover of edition dragonoflostsea00yepl Cover of edition dragonoflostsea00laur First published in 1982 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Hiroshima
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    Cover of edition hiroshimanovella00yepl First published in 1995 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Law and practice in the Surrogates' Courts in the State of New York
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    Cover of edition starfisher00yepl_0 Cover of edition starfisher00yepl First published in 1909 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Dream Soul
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  • Cover of: Tiger's blood
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    Cover of edition tigersblood00yepl First published in 2004 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The Serpent's Children
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    Cover of edition serpentschildren00yepl First published in 1984 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty & the Beast Tale
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  • Cover of: A Dragon's Guide To The Care And Feeding Of Humans
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    First published in 2015 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Cockroach cooties
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    Cover of edition cockroachcooties0000yepl_q3v1 Cover of edition cockroachcooties0000yepl_o9o5 Cover of edition cockroachcooties00yepl First published in 2000 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1998 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Khan's daughter: a Mongolian folktale
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    Cover of edition khansdaughtermon00yepl First published in 1996 — 6 editions
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American children's writer

Born 14 June 1948

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Chinese Americans, Chinese americans, fiction, History, Dragons, Folklore, Magic, Magic, fiction, Dragons, fiction, Mystery and detective stories, San francisco (calif.), fiction, Family life, Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Grandparents, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Ballet dancing, Ballet, fiction, China, fiction, Chinese, united states, fiction, Friendship, Girls, fiction, Grandmothers

Places

China, San Francisco (Calif.), California, Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.), United States, San Francisco, Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Angel Island (Calif.), Arctic regions, Calif.) Chinatown (San Francisco, Fiction, Guangzhou, Guangzhou (China), Hawaii, Hiroshima-shi (Japan), Mongolia, Montana, Sierra Nevada Mountains, West (U.S.), Wyoming

People

Ah Sam, Dr. Kincard, Joan Lee, Laurence Yep, Mark Twain (1835-1910), Pele (Hawaiian deity), Piper Kincaid, Shandi Tyr, Ursula, yue

Time

20th century, 19th century, 2014, 2008, 1850-1950, 1852, 1867, 1912-1928, 1929, 1994, Bombardment, 1945, Far future, Foreign intervention, 1857-1861, Liang dynasty, 502-557

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Alternative names

  • Laurence Michael Yep
  • Yep, Laurence, 1948-
  • Novela Corta De Laurence Yep
  • Laurence Yep; Ritsuko Sanbe
  • Yep. Laurence
  • Laurence Yep Ph.D.

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May 24, 2023 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
December 30, 2022 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
March 1, 2022 Edited by JeneeWhitney merge authors
January 5, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 11, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name