Wendy Wan-Long Shang Explained

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.

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.

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

1. Web site: White . Amy Brecount . 2022-09-16 . For Young Readers, Stories of EmpaĬthy and Belonging . 2023-04-17 . Arlington Magazine . en-US.
2. Web site: Wendy Wan-Long Shang and Madelyn Rosenberg Return with "Sibling" Novel to "This Is Just a Test" . 2023-04-17 . School Library Journal.
3. News: Lukpat . Alyssa . 2022-01-04 . American Girl Debuts Chinese American Doll in Response to Anti-Asian Sentiment . en-US . The New York Times . subscription . 2023-04-17 . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: 2010-11-22 . The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan-Long Shang . 2023-04-16 . Publishers Weekly.
5. Web site: Dare . Kim . 2011-02-01 . The Great Wall of Lucy Wu . 2023-04-16 . School Library Journal.
6. Book: The Great Wall of Lucy Wu . 2010-12-23 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2023-04-16.
7. Web site: Carpenter . Susan . 2011-01-09 . Book review: 'The Great Wall of Lucy Wu' by Wendy Wan-Long Shang . 2023-04-16 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
8. Book: The Great Wall of Lucy Wu . . 2023-04-16 . subscription.
9. Quealy-Gainer . Kate . 2011 . The Great Wall of Lucy Wu (review) . Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books . 64 . 6 . 298 . 10.1353/bcc.2011.a414109 . 201752772 . 1558-6766.
10. Web site: Nabel . Lisa . 2015-03-01 . The Way Home Looks Now . subscription . 2023-04-16 . School Library Journal.
11. Book: The Way Home Looks Now . Kirkus Reviews . 2015-01-20 . en . 2023-04-16.
12. Web site: Campbell . Rhona . 2017-05-01 . This Is Just a Test . subscription . 2023-04-16 . School Library Journal.
13. Book: This Is Just a Test . Kirkus Reviews . 2017-03-29 . en . 2023-04-16.
14. Web site: Bishop . Madison . 2020-06-01 . Not Your All-American Girl . subscription . 2023-04-16 . School Library Journal.
15. Web site: Gershowitz . Elissa . 2021-08-01 . Review of Not Your All-American Girl by Madelyn Rosenberg and Wendy Wan-Long Shang . subscription . 2023-04-17 . The Horn Book.
16. Book: Not Your All-American Girl . 2020-05-03 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2023-04-16.
17. Book: Shang, Wendy Wan Long . Over the moon : the novelization . 2020 . Glen Keane . 978-0-06-300244-9 . 1st . New York . 1162474580.
18. Web site: Fakih . Kimberly Olson . 2021-08-01 . The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round . subscription . 2023-04-16 . School Library Journal.
19. Book: The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round . 2021-03-02 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2023-04-16.
20. Book: Shang, Wendy Wan Long . Corinne . 2022 . Illustrated by Peijin Yang . 978-1-68337-188-5 . Middleton, WI . 1291896988.
21. Book: Shang, Wendy Wan Long . Corinne to the rescue . 2022 . Illustrated by Peijin Yang . 978-1-68337-187-8 . Middleton, WI . 1291897053.
22. Web site: 2022-05-19 . The Secret Battle of Evan Pao by Wendy Wan-Long Shang . 2023-04-16 . Publishers Weekly.
23. Book: The Secret Battle of Evan Pao . 2022-03-02 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2023-04-16.
24. Web site: Lee . Michelle . 2022-10-10 . Review of The Secret Battle of Evan Pao . subscription . 2023-04-16 . The Horn Book.
25. News: Khor . Shing Yin . 2022-08-26 . Soldiering On . en-US . The New York Times . subscription . 2023-04-16 . 0362-4331.

External links

• • Wendy Wan-Long Shang on Goodreads
• Interview with The Horn Book