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"After seven months on their own as undocumented immigrants, the Lin siblings have settled into their new lives in California. Jia-Xi (Jesse) has a new job, Ke-Gang (Jason) has a new crush, and Feng-Li (Ann) is excited to celebrate her eleventh birthday with her new friends. Their parents still awai...

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Main Author: Tang, Betty C. (Author, Artist)
Corporate Author: Graphix (Firm)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: US : Graphix, 2025.
New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Parachute kids, #2
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Tang, Betty C. > Parachute kids > #2.
Taiwanese Americans > Comic books, strips, etc.
Families > Comic books, strips, etc.
Noncitizens > Comic books, strips, etc.
Siblings > Comic books, strips, etc.
Separation (Psychology) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Taiwanese Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Noncitizens > Juvenile fiction.
Cousins > Comic books, strips, etc.
Separation (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels > United States.
Taiwanese Americans > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Coming-of-age comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
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Summary:"After seven months on their own as undocumented immigrants, the Lin siblings have settled into their new lives in California. Jia-Xi (Jesse) has a new job, Ke-Gang (Jason) has a new crush, and Feng-Li (Ann) is excited to celebrate her eleventh birthday with her new friends. Their parents still await visa approval in Taiwan, so the trio is trying to take better care of one another and stay under the radar of immigration authorities. But when their stuck-up cousin Josephine--a violin prodigy--arrives with her privilege and demands, suddenly their world is in turnaround. Will they have to give up the life they worked so hard to achieve? A hilarious, big-hearted companion to the awardd-winning bestseller Parachute Kids!! the Lin Siblings' adventures will continue in book #3!" -- (back cover).
Item Description:Parachute kids series.
Physical Description:281 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Audience:Ages 8-12
Grades 2-3
Age range: 9-12.
HL250L
09-12.
04-07.
ISBN:9781338832723
1338832727
Author Notes:Betty C. Tang is the creator of Parachute Kids , an instant Indie bestseller, ALA Asian/Pacific American Award Honor Book, B&N Book Award Finalist, and longlisted for the National Book Award, among many other distinctions! Outsider Kids was also an Indie bestseller, an Amazon top book of 2025, and received 3 starred reviews. Betty illustrated the New York Times bestselling Jacky Ha-Ha series of graphic novels by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. Before becoming a full-time 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? She is also a fourth-degree black belt in aikido. Betty immigrated to California as a parachute kid when she was ten and currently lives in Los Angeles. Learn more about her work at bettyctang.com.

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