Kids' Graphic Novel Launch: Outsider Kids by Betty C Tang

Join us at Village Well Books & Coffee for a middle grade graphic novel launch!

Author and illustrator Betty C Tang (Parachute Kids) will present her brand-new sequel, Outsider Kids. The launch will consist of a conversation with Betty about writing the book, a drawing demo, a Q&A session with the audience, and a book signing. Come meet Betty at the coziest bookstore in town!

About the book:

Can one spoiled cousin upend three kids’ hard-won happiness and stability? Find out in this hilarious, big-hearted, high stakes companion to the award-winning bestseller Parachute Kids! Perfect for fans of School Trip, A First Time for Everything, The Tryout, and The Squad.

After seven months on their own as undocumented immigrants, the Lin siblings have settled into their new lives in California. Jia-Xi (Jesse) has a new job, Ke-Gang (Jason) has a new crush, and Feng-Li (Ann) is excited to celebrate her eleventh birthday with her new friends. Their parents still await visa approval in Taiwan, so the trio is trying to take better care of one another and stay under the radar of immigration authorities. But when their stuck-up cousin Josephine—a violin prodigy—arrives with her privilege and demands, suddenly their world is in turnaround. Will they have to give up the life they worked so hard to achieve?

About the author:

Betty C. Tang is the creator of the graphic novel Parachute Kids, a 2023 National Book Award Longlist selection an ALA Asian/Pacific American Award Honor Book, and an instant Indie bestseller. She has also illustrated the New York Times bestselling Jacky Ha-Ha series of graphic novels by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. Before becoming a fulltime graphic novelist, Betty worked for various Hollywood animation studios, including Disney and DreamWorks Animation, and codirected an animated feature called Where’s the Dragon? Betty is a fourth-degree black belt in aikido. She immigrated to California as a parachute kid when she was ten and currently lives in Los Angeles.

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