Wendy Wan-Long Shang is an author of children's books.
Biography
Shang grew up in Fairfax County, Virginia. Her parents were Chinese immigrants to the United States. She received an undergraduate degree from and attended law school at the University of Virginia. She worked for the American Bar Association for five years.[1]
Her debut novel, The Great Wall of Lucy Wu (Scholastic, 2010), received the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature.[1]
Shang's book Not Your All-American Girl (Scholastic, 2020) is a companion novel to This Is Just a Test (2017). Both novels were co-written with Madelyn Rosenberg.[2]
She wrote the first Chinese-American title character in the American Girl Company's annual Girl of the Year series.[3]
As of 2022, Shang lives in Falls Church, Virginia.[1]
Works
- The Great Wall of Lucy Wu. Scholastic, 2010.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
- The Way Home Looks Now. Scholastic, 2015.[10][11]
- This Is Just a Test. With Madelyn Rosenberg. Scholastic, 2017.[12][13]
- Not Your All-American Girl. With Madelyn Rosenberg. Scholastic, 2020.[14][15][16]
- Over the Moon. Illustrated by Glen Keane. HarperCollins, 2020.[17]
- The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round. Illustrated by Lorian Tu. Orchard/Scholastic, 2021.[18][19]
- Corinne. Illustrated by Peijin Yang. American Girl, 2021.[20]
- Corinne to the Rescue. Illustrated by Peijin Yang. American Girl, 2021.[21]
- The Secret Battle of Evan Pao. Scholastic, 2022.[22][23][24][25]
References
- ^ a b c White, Amy Brecount (2022-09-16). "For Young Readers, Stories of EmpaĬthy and Belonging". Arlington Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ "Wendy Wan-Long Shang and Madelyn Rosenberg Return with "Sibling" Novel to "This Is Just a Test"". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ Lukpat, Alyssa (2022-01-04). "American Girl Debuts Chinese American Doll in Response to Anti-Asian Sentiment". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ "The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan-Long Shang". Publishers Weekly. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Dare, Kim (2011-02-01). "The Great Wall of Lucy Wu". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ The Great Wall of Lucy Wu. Kirkus Reviews. 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Carpenter, Susan (2011-01-09). "Book review: 'The Great Wall of Lucy Wu' by Wendy Wan-Long Shang". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ The Great Wall of Lucy Wu. Booklist Online. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Quealy-Gainer, Kate (2011). "The Great Wall of Lucy Wu (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 64 (6): 298. doi:10.1353/bcc.2011.a414109. ISSN 1558-6766. S2CID 201752772.
- ^ Nabel, Lisa (2015-03-01). "The Way Home Looks Now". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ The Way Home Looks Now. Kirkus Reviews. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Campbell, Rhona (2017-05-01). "This Is Just a Test". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ This Is Just a Test. Kirkus Reviews. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Bishop, Madison (2020-06-01). "Not Your All-American Girl". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Gershowitz, Elissa (2021-08-01). "Review of Not Your All-American Girl by Madelyn Rosenberg and Wendy Wan-Long Shang". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ Not Your All-American Girl. Kirkus Reviews. 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Shang, Wendy Wan Long (2020). Over the moon : the novelization. Glen Keane (1st ed.). New York. ISBN 978-0-06-300244-9. OCLC 1162474580.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Fakih, Kimberly Olson (2021-08-01). "The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round. Kirkus Reviews. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Shang, Wendy Wan Long (2022). Corinne. Illustrated by Peijin Yang. Middleton, WI. ISBN 978-1-68337-188-5. OCLC 1291896988.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Shang, Wendy Wan Long (2022). Corinne to the rescue. Illustrated by Peijin Yang. Middleton, WI. ISBN 978-1-68337-187-8. OCLC 1291897053.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "The Secret Battle of Evan Pao by Wendy Wan-Long Shang". Publishers Weekly. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ The Secret Battle of Evan Pao. Kirkus Reviews. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Lee, Michelle (2022-10-10). "Review of The Secret Battle of Evan Pao". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ Khor, Shing Yin (2022-08-26). "Soldiering On". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
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