Lee, Marie G.

Asian-American author of young adult fiction.

From the description of If it hadn't been for Yoon Jun : production material, ca. 1992-1993. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62495020

From the description of Finding my voice : production material, ca. 1989-1992. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62444343

From the description of Dead and gone : production material, ca. 1995. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62444345

From the description of Necessary roughness : production material, ca. 1996. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451875

From the description of Saying goodbye : production material, ca. 1993-1994. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62681001

From the description of Papers, 1989-1996 (bulk 1992-1996). (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62406437

Marie G. Lee was born April 25, 1964 in Hibbing MN. She graduated from Brown University in 1986 and worked for an economics research firm before becoming a free-lance writer. In 1992, Marie G. Lee published her first novel for young adults Finding My Voice that drew on some of her own experiences growing up in Minnesota. The story told of teenage Ellen Sung, a Korean-American, confronting both parental expectations of good grades and the racism she encounters from some classmates and teachers. The book was praised by critics for its depth and candor and received several honors including the Best Book Award from the Friends of American Writers and a Best Book for Reluctant Readers citation from the American Library Association. In 1994, Lee published Saying Goodbye, a novel that contained Ellen's experiences at Harvard University where she learns more about race relations when she and her close friend and roommate, an African-American, have a falling out over a controversial African-American speaker who dispagages Korean-Americans. Source: Something About the Author, V 81, pp:123-126.

From the description of Marie G. Lee Papers 1989-1999. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 437298000

Marie G. Lee was born April 25, 1964 in Hibbing MN. She graduated from Brown University in 1986 and worked for an economics research firm before becoming a free-lance writer. In 1992, Marie G. Lee published her first novel for young adults Finding My Voice that drew on some of her own experiences growing up in Minnesota. The story told of teenage Ellen Sung, a Korean-American, confronting both parental expectations of good grades and the racism she encounters from some classmates and teachers. The book was praised by critics for its depth and candor and received several honors including the Best Book Award from the Friends of American Writers and a Best Book for Reluctant Readers citation from the American Library Association. In 1994, Lee published Saying Goodbye, a novel that contained Ellen's experiences at Harvard University where she learns more about race relations when she and her close friend and roommate, an African-American, have a falling out over a controversial African-American speaker who dispagages Korean-Americans.

Source: Something About the Author, V 81, pp:123-126.

From the guide to the Marie G. Lee Papers, 1989-1999, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])