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Kelly Yang is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of the FRONT DESK series, winner of the 2019 Asian Pacific American Award for Children's Literature. Her books include FRONT DESK, THREE KEYS, ROOM TO DREAM, PARACHUTES, NEW FROM HERE, and other middle grade and young adult novels. She was born in China and grew up in Los Angeles. She went to college at the age of 13 and graduated from UC Berkeley at the age of 17 and Harvard Law School at the age of 20. After law school, she founded The Kelly Yang Project, a writing and debating program for children in Asia. Prior to becoming a novelist, she wrote for many years for the South China Morning Post, The New York Times, Washington Post, and the Atlantic. She lives in Los Angeles ...more

Average rating: 4.34 · 90,444 ratings · 12,852 reviews · 27 distinct worksSimilar authors
Front Desk (Front Desk #1)

4.37 avg rating — 44,057 ratings — published 2018 — 35 editions
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Parachutes

4.18 avg rating — 12,823 ratings — published 2020 — 15 editions
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Three Keys (Front Desk #2)

4.41 avg rating — 10,452 ratings — published 2020 — 21 editions
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Room to Dream (Front Desk #3)

4.37 avg rating — 5,490 ratings — published 2021 — 10 editions
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New from Here

4.29 avg rating — 4,535 ratings — published 2022 — 13 editions
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Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)

4.43 avg rating — 3,867 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions
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Key Player (Front Desk #4)

4.41 avg rating — 3,216 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions
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Top Story (Front Desk #5)

4.42 avg rating — 2,048 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions
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Private Label

3.88 avg rating — 1,555 ratings — published 2022 — 10 editions
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Finally Heard (Finally Seen...

4.30 avg rating — 1,255 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions
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Quotes by Kelly Yang  (?)
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“... a mistake isn't always a mistake. ... Sometimes a mistake is actually an opportunity, but we just can't see it right then and there.”
Kelly Yang, Front Desk

“But you can't give up on people. It's one of the three keys of friendship. You gotta listen, you gotta care, and most importantly, you gotta keep trying.”
Kelly Yang, Three Keys

“Sometimes terrible things happen, but there's nothing more terrible than not having anybody to tell it to.”
Kelly Yang, Front Desk

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Topics Mentioning This Author

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Mock Newbery 2026: July Read - Front Desk 36 283 Nov 11, 2018 08:11AM  
Mock Newbery 2026: This topic has been closed to new comments. * 2019 Mock Newbery Voting -Round 2 of 3 65 237 Jan 12, 2019 03:17PM  
Mock Newbery 2026: This topic has been closed to new comments. 2019 Mock Newbery Voting -Round 3 of 3 50 232 Jan 19, 2019 07:06PM  
Mock Newbery 2026: * 2019 Mock Newbery Winner 25 248 Feb 20, 2019 04:48AM  
Children's Books: August 2019: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature 43 27 Sep 10, 2019 06:05PM  



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