Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parachutes | 2020 | Kelly Yang | Buy |
| 2 | New from Here | 2022 | Kelly Yang | Buy |
| 3 | Private Label | 2022 | Kelly Yang | Buy |
| 4 | Finally Seen | 2023 | Kelly Yang | Buy |
| 5 | The Take | 2026 | Kelly Yang | Buy |
Kelly Yang’s standalone novels cover different corners of the Asian-American experience. Parachutes (2020) follows two teenage girls, one a wealthy Chinese international student and the other her Chinese-American host sister, as their lives collide in a Southern California high school. New from Here (2022) is set in the early days of COVID-19 and follows a boy whose family relocates from Hong Kong to California. Both books deal with the pressures of fitting in across cultural lines.
Private Label (2022) looks at the fashion industry through the eyes of a Chinese-American teen, while Finally Seen (2023) is a middle grade novel about visibility and belonging. The Take (2026) is her most recent standalone. Yang’s standalone work shows her range, moving between middle grade and young adult audiences while keeping her focus on characters caught between cultures and trying to define themselves.