Kelly Yang

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  • Bibliography:
    14 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2018
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Front Desk Novel

1 - Front Desk (Jun-2018)
2 - Three Keys (Sep-2020)
3 - Room to Dream (Sep-2021)
4 - Key Player (Sep-2022)
5 - Top Story (Sep-2023)

Book List in Order: 14 titles

  • Front Desk

    A Front Desk Novel - 1

    Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Number 2: Her parent...

  • Parachutes

    Speak enters the world of Gossip Girl in this modern immigrant story from New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang about two girls navigating wealth, power, friendship, and trauma. They're called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in p...

  • Three Keys

    A Front Desk Novel - 2

    The story of Mia and her family and friends at the Calivista Motel continues in this powerful, hilarious, and resonant sequel to the award-winning novel Front Desk. Mia Tang thinks she's going to have the best year ever. She and her parents...

  • Room to Dream

    A Front Desk Novel - 3

    New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang is back with another heartwarming and inspiring story of Mia and friends!Mia Tang is going for her dreams!After years of hard work, Mia Tang finally gets to go on vacation with her family -- to China! A to...

  • New from Here

    An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!This “timely and compelling” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade novel about courage, hope, and resilience follows an Asian American boy fighting to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the init...

  • Yes We Will

    From #1 NYT bestselling author Kelly Yang comes a gorgeously illustrated picture book about Asian American changemakers doing everything they dreamed of and inspiring all of us to reach for new heights!From creating beautiful music like Yo-Yo Ma to f...

  • Private Label

    The Devil Wears Prada meets Far from the Tree in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang’s powerful love story about two teens searching for their place in the world. Serene dreams of making couture dresses even more stunning than her mo...

  • Key Player

    A Front Desk Novel - 4

    Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang!Mia Tang is play to win!The Women’s World Cup is coming to Southern California, and everyone has soccer fever -- especially Mia Tang! The ...

  • Finally Seen

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, and learns abou...



  • Motel Calivista

    See below for English description. Mia Tang a beaucoup de secrets. Le premier, c’est qu’au lieu d’habiter une grande maison, elle vit dans un motel. Tous les jours, pendant que ses parents immigrants font le ménage des chambres, Mia s’occupe...

  • Top Story

    A Front Desk Novel - 5

    The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues!Mia Tang is at the top of her game!She’s spending winter break with Mom, Lupe, Jason, and Hank in San Francisco’s Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it’s the...

  • Finally Heard

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen “that tackles tweenhood and technology woes head-on” (School Library Journal, starred review) when Lina tries to navigate social media, only to discover not...

  • Little Bird Laila

    From New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Kelly Yang and Xindi Yan, is a joyful story of a Chinese American girl translating for her immigrant parentsLaila knows how clever, kind, and funny her Mama and Baba are -- but sometimes they ne...

  • Chef's Secret

    The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues!Jason Yao has a secret . . . actually, lots of secrets!For one thing, it’s hard being a professional chef, helping to run a motel, and being a regular kid! And now that Mia Tang is official...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Kelly Yang has published 14 books.

The next book by Kelly Yang, Chef's Secret, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Kelly Yang, Front Desk, was published in June 2018.

Yes. Kelly Yang has 1 series.
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