Outsider Kids (Parachute Kids #2)
Written by Betty C. Tang
Illustrated by Betty C. Tang
Published by Graphix (Scholastic, Inc.)
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. 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?
This is the sequel to Parachute Kids.
Primary ISBN: 9781338832723
Publication Date: April 2025
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Graphic Novel, Age 09 or older
Community Represented: Taiwanese/Taiwanese American
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Family Relationship: Siblings, Format: Audiobook, Format: Graphic Novel, Immigrant: Undocumented, LGBTQIA+, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Unaccompanied Minors
Setting: United States (California)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Immigrant
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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Source: Graphix | Scholastic, Inc.