Parachute kids
After their two-week family tour of Los Angeles, ten-year-old Feng Li Lin and her older brother and sister learn they will remain in California while their parents return to Taiwan, forcing them to navigate a new school, a new language, bullies, racism, and the pressures of running a household.
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- ISBN: 9781338832686
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Physical Description
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281 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm - Edition First edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2023.
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Target Audience Note: | HL250L Lexile Decoding demand: 89 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 47 (medium) Structure demand: 87 (very high) Lexile |
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Parachute Kids: a Graphic Novel
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Summary
Parachute Kids: a Graphic Novel
**National Book Award Longlist Title** **Asian/Pacific American Award Honor Book** This funny, fast-paced, and heartrending story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants is perfect for fans of New Kid and Front Desk . A DREAM TRIP TO AMERICA TURNS INTO A NIGHTMARE! Feng-Li can't wait to discover America with her family! But after an action-packed vacation, her parents deliver shocking news: They are returning to Taiwan and leaving Feng-Li and her older siblings in California on their own . Suddenly, the three kids must fend for themselves in a strange new world-- and get along . Starting a new school, learning a new language, and trying to make new friends while managing a household is hard enough, but Bro and Sis's constant bickering makes everything worse. Thankfully, there are some hilarious moments to balance the stress and loneliness. But as tensions escalate--and all three kids get tangled in a web of bad choices--can Feng-Li keep her family together?