Lyla Lee Books in Order

Lyla Lee has written 17 books, published between 2020 and 2025. The first book is I'll Be the One (2020) and the newest is Mindy Kim and the Fun Family Vacation (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2020–2025
Pages on record
816 in 6 of 17 books

Lyla Lee is the author of the Mindy Kim series and of I'll Be the One (2020). The catalogue lists 17 books from 2020 to 2025, shelved under Grades 1-3. Mindy Kim and the Birthday Puppy, Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade and Mindy Kim, Class President all appeared in 2020, and Mindy Kim and the Trip to Korea followed in 2021. Flip the Script dates from 2022. Subjects include friendship, dogs, Asian Americans and multiculturalism. Mindy Kim and the Fun Family Vacation (2025) is the newest title.

How many Lyla Lee books are there?

Lyla Lee has 17 books, released between 2020 and 2025. They include 2 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Lyla Lee Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Lyla Lee 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.

  1. 1
    I'll Be the OneI'll Be the One #12020 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020336
  2. 2
    Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed BusinessMindy Kim #12020 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202096
  3. 3
    Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year ParadeMindy Kim #22020 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202096
  4. 4
    Mindy Kim and the Birthday PuppyMindy Kim #32020 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202096
  5. 5
    Mindy Kim, Class PresidentMindy Kim #42020 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202096
  6. 62021
  7. 72021
  8. 8
    Flip the Script2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  9. 9
    Mindy Kim and the Fairy-Tale WeddingMindy Kim #72022 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202296
  10. 10
    Mindy Kim Makes a Splash!Mindy Kim #82022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  11. 112023
  12. 122023
  13. 13
    Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024
  14. 14
    Mindy Kim, Big Sister2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024
  15. 15
    Love in Focus2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025
  16. 16
    The Cuffing Game2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025
  17. 172025

Lyla Lee series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Lyla Lee 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.

I'll Be the One in order

1 book
  1. 1. I'll Be the One

Standalone books

8 books

8 Lyla Lee titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lyla Lee books in order?

You only need to read Lyla Lee 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 Lyla Lee

Start with Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business (2020), the first Mindy Kim book. The earliest catalogued title overall is I'll Be the One (2020).

What is the newest Lyla Lee book?

Mindy Kim and the Fun Family Vacation (2025) is the newest Lyla Lee book released so far.

Is there a new Lyla Lee book coming?

No next Lyla Lee book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Lyla Lee at a glance

Still publishing
Lyla Lee published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Lyla Lee books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
816 pages across the 6 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 96 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lyla Lee books, 17 of 17, were published in the 2020s.

What the Lyla Lee books are about

4 of the 17 Lyla Lee books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.