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Inspired by the 1863 Egg War and the mad rush for murre eggs on the Farallon Islands near San Francisco, Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates is a high-seas adventure story celebrating the courage and history of Chinese immigrants in America through a fascinating yet little-known event during the California Gold Rush era.Yao Bai is finally old enough to sail with his father and uncle to the Farallon Islands, to gather the precious eggs seabirds lay there. But on their way home they encounter trouble on the sea -- pirates! Just when Yao's father and uncle believe their hard day's work would all be gone, Yao comes up with a clever plan. But will it be enough to save all the eggs?
About the Author
Tim Myers is a writer, songwriter, storyteller, and senior lecturer at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley. His ebook "Glad to Be Dad: A Call to Fatherhood" (Familius) won the inaugural Ben Franklin Digital Award and is out in a print version. He recently placed a full-length poetry collection, "Dear Beast Loveliness: Poems of the Body," with BlazeVox Press. His children's books have won recognition from The New York Times, NPR, the Smithsonian, Nickelodeon, and others. He's published over 120 poems, won a first prize in a poetry contest judged by John Updike, has a poetry chapbook out ("That Mass at Which the Tongue Is Celebrant") , won a major prize in science fiction, has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes, and has published much other fiction and non-fiction for children, adolescents, and adults. He also won the 2012 SCBWI Magazine Merit Award for Fiction, and the West Coast Songwriters Saratoga Chapter Song of the Year award.
His website is www.TimMyersStorySong.com.
Check out his YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/TimJMyers
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