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ⓘ About Kelly Yang
Ever since she was a little girl, she has loved telling stories. She likes telling stories of all kinds. Stories about bold boys and gutsy girls, about loan sharks, motels, poverty, immigration, and race. One thing that they all have in common is that they are all accessible, important, and filled diverse characters. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of California, Berkeley. Kelly started attending college when she was only thirteen years old and at seventeen, started Harvard Law School. When she was only twenty she became one of the very youngest graduates of Harvard Law School in the year 2005. After finishing law school, she gave up on law in order to pursue teaching kids writing and her passion for writing.
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Who is Kelly Yang?
Ever since she was a little girl, she has loved telling stories. She likes telling stories of all kinds. Stories about bold boys and gutsy girls, about loan sharks, motels, poverty, immigration, and race.
Which Kelly Yang series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Front Desk series, the earliest of Kelly Yang's multi-book series: it opens with Front Desk (2018) and runs to 6 books across 2018–2025, ending with Chef's Secret (2025).
How many books has Kelly Yang written?
Kelly Yang has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2026. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Front Desk series with 6 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kelly Yang's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kelly Yang's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Front Desk (2018–2025, 6 books) and Finally Seen (2024, 1 book).
How are Kelly Yang's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kelly Yang's 13 books into 2 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Front Desk (6 books, 2018–2025); Finally Seen (1 book, 2024).