1. Laurence Yep By: Kebo Zhang And Caroline Kneeley

2. Award winning books   Won the Newbery medal for the Golden Mountain chronicles   Boston Globe/Horn book award for both of The Child of the Owl and The Rainbow People.

3. Born on June 14, 1948 in San Francisco Balanced both American and Chinese cultures Childhood

4. Named after a saint who died a very brutal death.

5. Writing Career Multifaceted writer Writes Science fiction the best.

6. Writing Carrier Started writing in high school Teacher asked him for extra credit to submit a short story to a magazine and that started it all

7. Writing Career Wrote first book at age of 18 First book Sweetwater published in 1973

8. Inspiration Got most of his inspiration from his childhood memories. Got most of his inspiration from his childhood memories. Chinatown and the predominant black neighborhood, the two worlds got him interested in science fiction. Chinatown and the predominant black neighborhood, the two worlds got him interested in science fiction.

9. School  Felt alone and alienated when he was a kid  Got a PhD in English literature from the State University of New York at Buffalo

10. Awards Won the Newbery honor book award Children’s book award from American library association

11. Awards INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION AWARD THE CARTER G. WOODSON AWARD ALL IN 1976.