This book, aimed at the young reader, explores the life and career of the Chinese-American author, Amy Tan. It follows her childhood in Oakland, California, through her struggle to accept her Chinese heritage, through her education and marriage to a non-Chinese man, to her early work as a business writer, and finally to her great success as a writer of novels and other fiction such as children's books. The book includes chapter notes and provides a chronology of important events in Amy Tan's life, both personal and professional. It concludes with a list of books for further reading about Amy Tan. (NKA)