Kelly Yang Books in Order
Kelly Yang has written 14 books, published between 2018 and 2026. The first book is Front Desk (2018) and the newest is The Take (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2018–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,606 in 8 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 43–65 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,606 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Kelly Yang, born August 29, 1984, is an Asian American writer known mainly for novels for children. Yang's first novel, Front Desk (2018), won the 2018 Parents' Choice Gold Medal for Fiction and the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and Yang has since written fiction for young adults and adults as well. The catalogue holds 14 books from Front Desk to The Take (2026), including Parachutes (2020), Three Keys (2020), New from Here (2022) and Finally Seen (2023). Front Desk and Finally Seen are the two series listed, and subjects include immigrant families, motels and self-confidence.
In Front Desk, Mia Tang's family runs the Calivista Motel, where they secretly help hide undocumented immigrants. Between schoolwork and helping at the motel, Mia dreams of becoming a writer.
How many Kelly Yang books are there?
Kelly Yang has 14 books, released between 2018 and 2026. They include 2 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.
Kelly Yang Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Kelly Yang books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120182861/4
- 2Parachutes2020 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/420204962/4
- 320202882/4
- 420213202/4
- 5Yes We Will2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 6New from Here2022 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420223682/4
- 7Private Label2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 82022–2/4
- 9Finally Seen2023 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420233042/4
- 1020233042/4
- 112024–2/4
- 1220252402/4
- 13Little Bird Laila2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 14The Take2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Kelly Yang series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Front Desk books in order 6 books
Kelly Yang books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Finally Seen in order
1 bookStandalone books
7 books7 Kelly Yang titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kelly Yang books in order?
You only need to read Kelly Yang books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Kelly Yang
Start with Front Desk (2018), the first Front Desk book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Kelly Yang book?
The Take (2026) is the newest Kelly Yang book released so far.
Is there a new Kelly Yang book coming?
No next Kelly Yang book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kelly Yang at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kelly Yang published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Kelly Yang books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,606 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kelly Yang books, 13 of 14, were published in the 2020s.
What the Kelly Yang books are about
7 of the 14 Kelly Yang books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: immigrants is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Immigrants 2 of 7 books