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Outsider Kids: A Parachute Kids Graphic Novel (Parachute Kids #2)

AUTHOR Tang, Betty C.; Tang, Betty C.
PUBLISHER Graphix (04/15/2025)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

Description

Can one spoiled cousin upend three kids' hard-won happiness? Find out in this hilarious, big-hearted, high stakes companion to the award-winning bestseller Parachute Kids! Perfect for fans of School Trip, A First Time for Everything, The Tryout, and The Squad.

? "Humorous and relatable...tugs at the heartstrings." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

? "Powerful and triumphant." --School Library Journal, starred review

"Another truly superb graphic novel from Betty C. Tang! Fascinating, funny, and, at times, heart-wrenching. I adored this story!" --Christina Soontornvat, New York Times bestselling author of The Squad and The Tryout

"An incredible, refreshing, heartfelt companion to Parachute Kids that is not afraid to illustrate the hardships of many immigrant families. I could not put this book down!" --Joanna Cacao, New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Squad and The Tryout

WITH FAMILY LIKE THIS, WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?

After seven months on their own as undocumented immigrants, the Lin siblings have settled into their new lives in California. Sis has a new job, Bro 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 cousin Josephine--a violin prodigy--arrives with her privilege and demands, suddenly their world is turned upside down. Will they have to give up the life and the stability they worked so hard to achieve?

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Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781338832716
ISBN-10: 1338832719
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 288
Carton Quantity: 20
Product Dimensions: 5.60 x 1.00 x 8.00 inches
Weight: 1.15 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration, Immigration & Refugees
Juvenile Fiction | Asian American & Pacific Islander
Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings
Grade Level: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 0
Point Value: 0
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: 741.597
Library of Congress Control Number: 2024007700
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Can one spoiled cousin upend three kids' hard-won happiness? Find out in this hilarious, big-hearted, high stakes companion to the award-winning bestseller Parachute Kids! Perfect for fans of School Trip, A First Time for Everything, The Tryout, and The Squad.

? "Humorous and relatable...tugs at the heartstrings." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

? "Powerful and triumphant." --School Library Journal, starred review

"Another truly superb graphic novel from Betty C. Tang! Fascinating, funny, and, at times, heart-wrenching. I adored this story!" --Christina Soontornvat, New York Times bestselling author of The Squad and The Tryout

"An incredible, refreshing, heartfelt companion to Parachute Kids that is not afraid to illustrate the hardships of many immigrant families. I could not put this book down!" --Joanna Cacao, New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Squad and The Tryout

WITH FAMILY LIKE THIS, WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?

After seven months on their own as undocumented immigrants, the Lin siblings have settled into their new lives in California. Sis has a new job, Bro 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 cousin Josephine--a violin prodigy--arrives with her privilege and demands, suddenly their world is turned upside down. Will they have to give up the life and the stability they worked so hard to achieve?

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