{{short description|American writer}}
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Lisa Yee | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|08|27}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | nationality = | occupation = [[Author]] | net worth = | notable_works= | influences = | website = {{URL|http://lisayee.com/}} | religion = | signature = }} '''Lisa Yee''' (born August 27, 1959) is a [[Chinese Americans|Chinese American]] writer and 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 Rosetta in the summer. An additional book, ''Warp Speed'' (2011), was written. She has also written ''Good Luck Ivy!'' and a number of books for [[American Girl]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Lisa+Yee&qt=results_page |title=Lisa Yee |accessdate= 20 March 2010|author= |date= |publisher=WorldCat.org}}</ref>
== Biography == Yee was born August 27, 1959, and was raised near [[Los Angeles]]. She attended Brightwood Elementary School and [[Alhambra High School (Alhambra, California)|Alhambra High School]]. Yee was on her high school's 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lisayee.com/Site/Meet_Lisa_Yee.html |title=hey, Look, It's Lisa Yee |accessdate=20 March 2010 |publisher=Author's Official website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409010415/http://www.lisayee.com/Site/Meet_Lisa_Yee.html |archivedate= 9 April 2010 }}</ref>
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.{{cn|date=August 2022}}
In 2007, Yee was chosen as the children's writer-in-residence at [[Thurber House]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thurber House — Children's Writer-in-Residence — Literary Center and James Thurber Museum |url=https://www.thurberhouse.org/childrens-wir |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228065838/https://www.thurberhouse.org/childrens-wir |archive-date=2018-02-28 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Thurber House |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Awards == ''Millicent Min, Girl Genius'' won the 2004 Sid Fleischman Humor award, was selected for the IRA/CBC Children's Choice list, and was nominated for multiple state prizes.{{cn|date=August 2022}} ''Stanford Wong Flunks Big Time'' was an [[ALA Notable Book]].
== Selected works ==
* ''Maizy Chen's Last Chance''. Random House, 2022.
== References == <references/>
== External links == *{{Official website|http://lisayee.com}} *[https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/135047.Lisa_Yee Lisa Yee] on [[Goodreads]] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070421093953/http://www.debbimichikoflorence.com/author_interviews/2007/LisaYee.html Lisa Yee interview] with [[Debbi Michiko Florence]]
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