About Kelly
Kelly Yang is a bestselling author of over 15 books for children, teens and adults. Her debut novel Front Desk, based on her childhood as an immigrant living in a motel, won the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature and was named one of the best books of the 21st century by Kirkus Reviews. The Front Desk series has expanded to six titles. Her young adult novel Parachutes addresses themes of wealth and privilege among parachute children. She also wrote adult novel The Take.
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AuthorExpert / AcademicTV presentersChinese American ExperienceDiversity In LiteratureFirst Generation Immigrant StoriesImmigrationWriting EducationYouth Education
Known for
- Author of Front Desk series
- New York Times bestselling author
- Asian Pacific American Award for Literature winner
- Author of Parachutes
- Author of The Take
- Founder of The Kelly Yang Project writing program
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