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Parachute Kids 2: Outsider Kids

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內容簡介 家人是避風港，還是風暴中心？在這本令人捧腹又深具情感張力的全新圖像小說中，三位《Parachute Kids》的主角再次登場，迎接全新的挑戰！——獻給喜愛《School Trip》、《A First Time for Everything》、《The Tryout》與《The Squad》的讀者。「幽默又貼近人心……情感牽動人心。」——《Kirkus Reviews》星級書評「充滿力量又令人振奮。」——《School Library Journal》星級書評「Betty C. Tang 又一次帶來了精彩絕倫的圖像小說作品！引人入勝、爆笑又令人心痛，我超喜歡這個故事！」—— Christina Soontornvat（《The Tryout》作者）「這是《Parachute Kids》的動人續篇，誠實描繪了許多移民家庭的艱辛。我根本停不下來！」—— Joanna Cacao（《The Squad》繪者）在美國加州靠自己生活了七個月，Lin 家三姊弟雖然仍是無證移民，卻漸漸建立起了新的生活：Jia-Xi（Jesse）找到了一份新工作，Ke-Gang（Jason）開始對某人心動，而 Feng-Li（Ann）則準備和新朋友們一起慶祝她的十一歲生日。雖然爸媽還在台灣等待簽證批准，但三人也學會彼此照顧、小心不被移民局注意。但就在一切逐漸穩定下來時，他們的表姊 Josephine 突然現身——這位自帶優越感與特權氣場的小提琴神童，把他們的生活搞得一團亂！他們會因此失去好不容易才建立起來的新生活嗎？還是說這次的混亂會讓他們更加了解「家人」的意義？Can one spoiled cousin upend three kids’ hard-won happiness? 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.★ "Humorous and relatable…tugs at the heartstrings." ―Kirkus Reviews, starred review★ “Powerful and triumphant.” ―School Library Journal, starred review"Another truly superb graphic novel from Betty C. Tang! Fascinating, funny, and, at times, heart-wrenching. I adored this story!" ―Christina Soontornvat, New York Times bestselling author of The Squad and The Tryout“An incredible, refreshing, heartfelt companion to Parachute Kids that is not afraid to illustrate the hardships of many immigrant families. I could not put this book down!” ―Joanna Cacao, New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Squad and The TryoutWITH FAMILY LIKE THIS, WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?After seven months on their own as undocumented immigrants, the Lin siblings have settled into their new lives in California. Sis has a new job, Bro 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 cousin Josephine―a violin prodigy―arrives with her privilege and demands, suddenly their world is turned upside down. Will they have to give up the life and the stability they worked so hard to achieve?

作者介紹

作者介紹 Betty C. TangBetty C. Tang is the creator of Parachute Kids, a 2023 National Book Awards Longlist title and an ALA Asian Pacific American Award Honor Book, among its many distinctions. She illustrated the New York Times bestselling Jacky Ha-Ha series of graphic novels by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. Before becoming a full-time graphic novelist, Betty worked for various Hollywood animation studios, including Disney TV and DreamWorks Animation, and codirected an animated feature called Where’s the Dragon? She is also a fourth-degree black belt in aikido. Betty immigrated to California as a parachute kid when she was ten and currently lives in Los Angeles. Learn more about her work at bettyctang.com.

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