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ⓘ About Lyla Lee
Lyla Lee Lyla Lee is a Young Adult author that has been very well received with her early novels. Her subjects are YA K-Pop and YA K-Dramas. The first was published in January 2020. “Mindy Kim” is a young, middle-school aged Asian girl who decides to start a snack business at her school. Her new friend, Sally, and she decide to start the “Yummy Seaweed Business”. Ms. Lee has written a series of “Mindy Kim” books that all focus on friendships, “tween” experiences, food that teens like to eat, and being under-represented as an Asian girl. Being a Korean-American, Ms. Lee writes directly from her own experiences at a predominately white school as the new kid and an Asian girl. In her Y.A.
All Book Series by Lyla Lee
Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2020
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Lyla Lee?
Lyla Lee Lyla Lee is a Young Adult author that has been very well received with her early novels. Her subjects are YA K-Pop and YA K-Dramas. The first was published in January 2020. “Mindy Kim” is a young, middle-school aged Asian girl who decides to start a snack business at her school.
Which Lyla Lee series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Mindy Kim series, the earliest of Lyla Lee's multi-book series: it opens with Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business (2020) and runs to 8 books across 2020–2022, ending with Mindy Kim Makes a Splash! (2022).
How many books has Lyla Lee written?
Lyla Lee has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2020 and 2025. 9 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Mindy Kim series with 8 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Lyla Lee's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Lyla Lee's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Mindy Kim (2020–2022, 8 books) and I'll Be the One (2020, 1 book).
How are Lyla Lee's books organised into series?
This guide splits Lyla Lee's 13 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Mindy Kim (8 books, 2020–2022); I'll Be the One (1 book, 2020).