Posts by Kelly Yang
The Hate U Give
By Taylor, age 13 The novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas makes me feel seen. In the book, Starr attends a white school with primarily white friends. People at her school and neighborhood make fun of her for the people she hangs around. Starr forms two personalities in fear of upsetting anyone. Starr…
Read MoreNew From Here
By Eliana, Age 10 Have you ever felt like you can really connect with a book? The book I can connect called, New from Here, is about a boy moving from Hong Kong to escape much of the risk of the new virus. I am 10 years old and, like Knox, faced some of the…
Read MoreNat Enough
By Adam, age 12 Maria Scrivan’s book, Nat Enough made me feel “finally seen” because I have always felt a little out of place from my friends and classmates. I have felt like I am not interested in things that are “cool” or popular, instead I am part of the progressive activist community. Like Nat,…
Read MoreFinally Seen
By Emily, age 10 In the book, “Finally Seen” by Kelly Yang, I can really relate to Lina Gao. This book makesme feel Finally Seen, because I feel just like Lina, in a different way. For example, Lina hastrouble with learning English. She’s scared to talk in class, afraid of making an incorrectpronunciation or grammar…
Read MoreBooking a visit with Kelly Yang for your community!
I love sharing my writing journey with students and families all over the country! I give three different talks: How I Went From Managing the FRONT DESK Of A Motel To Becoming A Best-Selling, Award-Winning Author! A one-of-a-kind, fascinating, and humorous talk by Kelly Yang on how she overcame poverty and language barriers as a…
Read MoreFINALLY SEEN Tour
I’m going on tour for FINALLY SEEN! Catch me in DC, PA, NYC, Boston, SF, and Seattle! RSVP Links: DC: https://politics-prose.com/event/book/kelly-yang-finally-seen-takoma-park-library-md-takoma-park-community-center… PA: https://eventbrite.com/e/kelly-yang-launch-for-finally-seen-tickets-506680925287?aff=ebdsoporgprofile… NYC: https://eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-finally-seen-by-kelly-yang-tickets-506455992507… Boston: https://belmontbooks.com/event/kelly-yang-finally-seen-book-launch… SF: https://lindentreebooks.com/kelly-yang-3-5-event-ticket-book.html… Seattle: https://thirdplacebooks.com/event/kelly-yang-1
Read MoreNEW FROM HERE Debuts at #1 on the NYT Bestseller List
FRONT DESK shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2022!
YES WE WILL COMING SOON!
The Strength of Family
By Ms. Keshava’s 3rd Grade Class At first, COVID was fun – we had extra time to play outside and school closed. But then many things in our lives changed at school and home. Some of us even got COVID twice! In a scary time our families gave us hope. Holidays changed drastically. Some of us…
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