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		Award winning author and dynamic public speaker, Ying is the author of many children's books, cookbooks and a novel. Ying has been featured on many national television programs and she has been profiled in national magazines and newspapers. Ying has visited schools throughout the US and abroad, sharing with students her journey as a writer, how her life in China inspired her writing, and the challenges of writing in her second language. Ying is the spokesperson for Nestle Maggi and Celestial Seasonings and a regular contributor to the national magazines Cooking Light, Ski, EatingWell, Self, Men's Health, and Delicious Living and Diablo. She was the food editor for Body & Soul, a Martha Stewart magazine that focuses on healthy living. Ying has lectured on a variety of subjects at writer's conferences and universities, aboard cruise ships, on television and radio programs, and for numerous other organizations. Revolution is Not a Dinner Party Inspired by a true story and described as "Anne Frank during China's Cultural Revolution," this powerful novel is for adults and young adults alike. Awards: * 77th Annual California Book Award for Young Adult Literature * 2008 ALA Best Books For Young Adults * 2008 ALA Notable Children's Books * 2007 Publishers Weekly Best Children's Fiction Book List * 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Best Children's Fiction Book List * 2008 Chinese American Librarian Association Best Book * 2007 New York Public Library 100 Best Titles for Reading and Sharing * 2007 Fall Book Sense Children's Picks * 2007 Parent's Choice Silver Honor * 2007 Cybils Award Nomination for Young Adult Fiction * 2008 Tayshas Reading List (Texas) * 2007 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best * 2007 Cleveland Public Library Celebrate With Books * 2007 Cuyahoga County Public Library Great Books for Kids * 2008 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People — CBC and the National Council for Social Studies * 2008 IRA Notable Books for a Global Society * 2008 NCTE Award * 2008 Capitol Choices — Best Books of the Year, Washington, D.C. * 2008 New York Public Library's Teen Age List * 2008 Cooperative Children's Book Center — Best of the Year * 2008 Bank Street College of Education — Best Children's Book * 2008 Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts * 2008 Book of the Year Award — Northern California Independent Booksellers Association * 2008 Women's National Book Association's Judy Lopez Memorial Awards Honor * 2008-09 Maine Student Book Award Reviews: * A vivid account of one of the sad follies of history, made rich with details that only an impressionable young witness could supply — The Christian Science Monitor * In her spare, lyrical style, [she] vividly portrays a world turned upside down — San Francisco Chronicle * A "gripping account of life during China's Cultural Revolution" Publisher's Weekly Starred review * "The Chinese Revolution is up close and personal in this touching historical novel" — Book Sense Picks for Autumn 2007 * Lyrical yet gripping — Kirkus Reviews * "An excellent addition to historical fiction about this period in China's history." — School Library Journal * "Beautifully descriptive phrases allow this autobiographical fiction to come alive…Violence is highlighted in vivid detail — Voya * "Like her cookbooks and children's books, food plays an important role in her novel…" — Lamorinda Sun * "…a great book – there's no other way to put it." — Virginia Pilot * "[The] clipped, lyrical first person narrative sets a naïve child's struggle to survive in the political panorama of spies and slogans." — Booklist Gut wrenching. Riveting... significant — Richie Partington * A vantage point rarely seen in books about this era... An inspiring story — Shelf Awareness Ying is available to talk about Revolution to book clubs in person or by telephone or online

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