{"title":"Betty C. Tang","description":"Betty C. Tang is the creator of Parachute Kids, an instant Indie bestseller, ALA Asian\/Pacific American Award Honor Book, B\u0026amp;N Book Award Finalist, and longlisted for the National Book Award, among many other distinctions! Outsider Kids was also an Indie bestseller, an Amazon top book of 2025, and received 3 starred reviews. Betty 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.","products":[{"product_id":"outsider-kids-a-parachute-kids-graphic-novel-parachute-kids-2-paperback","title":"Outsider Kids: A Parachute Kids Graphic Novel (Parachute Kids #2) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan one spoiled cousin upend three kids' hard-won happiness? Find out in this hilarious, big-hearted, high stakes companion to the award-winning bestseller \u003ci\u003eParachute Kids\u003c\/i\u003e! 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I adored this story!\" --Christina Soontornvat, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Squad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tryout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An incredible, refreshing, heartfelt companion to \u003ci\u003eParachute Kids\u003c\/i\u003e that is not afraid to illustrate the hardships of many immigrant families. I could not put this book down!\" --Joanna Cacao, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Squad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tryout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH FAMILY LIKE THIS, WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter seven months on their own as undocumented immigrants, the Lin siblings have settled into their new lives in California. 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