Copyright 1997 -- San Diego County Office of Education -- All rights reserved. Teacher's CyberGuide CyberGuide by Susan D. Murphy Introduction This supplemental unit to Laurence Yep's book, Dragonwings, was developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources (SCORE) Project, funded by the California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) and the California County Superintendents ...

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Dragonwings by Laurence Yep This Newbery Award-winning novel takes place in the San Francisco Bay Area at the turn of the century. It is the story of a Chinese boy, Moon Shadow (the narrator), who moves Chinatown to be with his father, Windrider, who is working on a flying machine even as the Wright Brothers are. An historical novel, it depicts not only the lives of and discrimination against ...

LEARNING ABOUT LAURENCE YEP Compiled by: Adrienne Gendell and Maggie Hanley with Kay E. Vandergrift in Young Adult Literature INTRODUCTION Laurence Michael Yep calls to the multicultural aspect of the young adult literary world. A Chinese-American, Yep writes realistic fiction, science fiction, and fantasy for children, young adults, and adults. His concerns are reflected in his many works by ...