by Jeanne Joe (Author)
Back in San Francisco, eleven-year-old Jasmine (Ying-Ying) saves her mother who has a bad accident, enters the workforce, competes in a spelling bee, has a crush on a boy that brings on secret dreams as a super hero, participates in Chinese traditions, experiences earthshaking events, and struggles to be a normal teenager before graduating high school at seventeen.
Author Biography
Jeanne Joe is the author of YING-YING: PIECES OF A CHILDHOOD, YING-YING 2: JASMINE BY THE BAY, and YING-YING 3: JASMINE IN L.A. She has been an actress, administrator, and teacher. Her acting credits include films Airport 1975 and First Monday in October; TV's Criminal Minds, M*A*S*H, Kung Fu, Harry O, The UFO Incident; theater productions at the Inner City Repertory Company and East West Players; as well as radio dramas, voice-overs, and commercials.