Lisa Yee
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Lisa Yee is a Chinese American
writer, the author of Millicent Min, Girl Genius
(2003), Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time
(2005), and So Totally Emily Ebers
(2007) .The three books are a part of a trilogy, summarizing the three pre-teens' experiences in Rancho Rossetta in the summer. An additional book was written, Warp Speed (2011). She has also written Good Luck Ivy!, an American Girl
book Absolutely Maybe and Geektastic.
. She attended Brightwood Elementary School and Alhambra High School. Yee was on her high schools' debate team and was president of the honor society. As a student at the University of Southern California
, Yee's majors were English and Humanities.
Yee is the co-owner and creative director of Magic Pencil Studios, a strategic creative company. She has written a newspaper column, TV commercials, menus, and TV specials.
In 2007, Yee was chosen as the writer-in-residence at Thurber House
in Columbus, Ohio
.
Chinese American
Chinese Americans represent Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans...
writer, the author of Millicent Min, Girl Genius
Millicent Min, Girl Genius
Millicent Min, Girl Genius is Lisa Yee's first book about an eleven and a half year old girl genius named Millicent Min who attends high school in the fictional town of Rancho Rosetta, California. This young girl has a lot of trouble in her social circle. She's an 11 year old genius but she has no...
(2003), Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time is a novel by Lisa Yee. It shows Stanford's point of view in Millicent Min, Girl Genius.-Plot summary:A slack-off, fun-loving, basketball prodigy, Stanford Wong is ready for summer. He's going to spend every day at the park with his best friends and he's going to...
(2005), and So Totally Emily Ebers
So Totally Emily Ebers
So Totally Emily Ebers is Lisa Yee's third novel. It tells Emily Ebers's side of the story in Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time and Millicent Min, Girl Genius.- Plot :...
(2007) .The three books are a part of a trilogy, summarizing the three pre-teens' experiences in Rancho Rossetta in the summer. An additional book was written, Warp Speed (2011). She has also written Good Luck Ivy!, an American Girl
American Girl
American Girl is a line of dolls, books, and accessories.American Girl may also refer to:* American Girl , a magazine published by the American Girl company* American Girl , a 2002 American film...
book Absolutely Maybe and Geektastic.
Biography
Yee was born August 27 and raised near Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. She attended Brightwood Elementary School and Alhambra High School. Yee was on her high schools' debate team and was president of the honor society. As a student at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, Yee's majors were English and Humanities.
Yee is the co-owner and creative director of Magic Pencil Studios, a strategic creative company. She has written a newspaper column, TV commercials, menus, and TV specials.
In 2007, Yee was chosen as the writer-in-residence at Thurber House
Thurber House
Thurber House is a literary center for readers and writers located in Columbus, Ohio, in the historic former home of author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber...
in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
.