Parachutes by Kelly Yang

Parachutes

Kelly Yang

HarperCollins · Paperback · July 13, 2021

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.

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Who it’s for
Two girls collide across wealth, ambition, and friendship in a contemporary story of finding their footing.
Genres
Immigration for Teens, Contemporary YA Romance, Asian American YA
Published
HarperCollins, July 13, 2021

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About this book

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 private homes and study in the United States while their wealthy parents remain in Asia.

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Claire Wang never thought she’d be one of them, until her parents pluck her from her privileged life in Shanghai and enroll her at a high school in California. Suddenly she finds herself living in a stranger’s house, with no one to tell her what to do for the first time in her life. She soon embraces her newfound freedom, especially when the hottest and most eligible parachute, Jay, asks her out. Dani De La Cruz, Claire’s new host sister, couldn’t be less thrilled that her mom rented out a room to Claire. An academic and debate team star, Dani is determined to earn her way into Yale, even if it means competing with privileged kids who are buying their way to the top. But Dani’s game plan veers unexpectedly off course when her debate coach starts working with her privately. As they steer their own distinct paths, Dani and Claire keep crashing into one another, setting a course that will change their lives forever.

Crossing Paths

Two girls collide across wealth, ambition, and friendship in a contemporary story of finding their footing.

Come here for

  • Two sharply different teenage routes through wealth, ambition, and belonging
  • Friendship and tension across an immigrant coming-of-age story

Expect

  • Contrasting perspectives from Claire and Dani
  • School, debate, and complicated questions of power

Where it sits

Contemporary YA Romance49%
Immigration for Teens48%
Asian American YA40%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Religious YA
  • Assimilation for Teens
  • Depression for Teens
  • Immigration for Teens
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  • Emotions & Feelings for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
  • Mental Illness for Teens
  • New Experiences for Teens
Authors
Kelly Yang
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
July 13, 2021
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Religious YA