Parachute kids

After their two-week family tour of Los Angeles, ten-year-old Feng Li Lin and her older brother and sister learn they will remain in California while their parents return to Taiwan, forcing them to navigate a new school, a new language, bullies, racism, and the pressures of running a household.

Main Author: Tang, Betty C. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language: English
Published: New York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2023.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: After their two-week family tour of Los Angeles, ten-year-old Feng Li Lin and her older brother and sister learn they will remain in California while their parents return to Taiwan, forcing them to navigate a new school, a new language, bullies, racism, and the pressures of running a household.
Physical Description: 281 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Audience: Ages 8-12
Grades 2-3
ISBN: 9781338832686
1338832689
9781338832693
1338832697
Author Notes: Betty C. Tang is the creator of the graphic novel Parachute Kids , a 2023 National Book Award Longlist selection and an instant Indie bestseller. She has also illustrated the New York Times bestselling Jacky Ha-Ha series of graphic novels by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. Before becoming a fulltime graphic novelist, Betty worked for various Hollywood animation studios, including Disney TV and DreamWorks Animation, and codirected an animated feature called Where's the Dragon? Betty is a fourth-degree black belt in aikido. She immigrated to California as a parachute kid when she was ten and currently lives in Los Angeles. Learn more at bettyctang.com.