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//**__Janet S. Wong__=**// //**__BORN: in Los Angeles,California__**// //**__ABOUT HER LIFE:__**// She grew up in Southern and Northern California. Janet spent her junior year in France, studying art history. When she returned from France, Janet founded the Immigrant Children's Art Project, a program letting children express themselves through art. After practicing law for a few years for Universal Studios Hollywood, she made a dramatic career change—choosing to write for young people instead. Her successful switch from law to children’s writting ﻿ has been the subject of several articles and television programs, most well know an Oprah Magazine article, a "Remembering Your Spirit.**//__ABOUT HER WORK:__//**