Wendy Shang, Author

I was thrilled to join my fellow Wahoos for an afternoon of thought-provoking ideas and discussions. Check out my Ted talk here on Building Belonging: Writing the Chinese American Experience.

The Best Worst Summer has been chosen by the Junior Library Guild as a Gold Standard Selection!

Loved this interview with Leanna of @ReadYourWorld. We talked about my new book, The Best Worst Summer of Esme Sun! 

The Secret Battle of Evan Pao is a Virginia Readers' Choice selection for Grades 3-5, 2025-2026. Thank you, Virginia State Literacy Association!

The Pennsylvania School Librarians Associations has nominated THE SECRET BATTLE OF EVAN PAO for its 2025-26 Mountain Laurel Book Award, grades 6-8!