Lisa Yee is a Chinese American author born in Los Angeles in 1959. She is best known for her middle-grade fiction, particularly the Rancho Rosetta trilogy consisting of Millicent Min, Girl Genius (2003), Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time (2005), and So Totally Emily Ebers (2007). These three interconnected novels follow pre-teen characters during a summer in Rancho Rosetta. Beyond the trilogy, Yee has expanded her body of work to include additional novels such as Warp Speed (2011) and Good Luck Ivy!. She has also written multiple books for American Girl, contributing to the publisher's popular series for young readers.