Kelly Yang’s Parachutes had been on my radar for months ever since it’s release in May. I was excited when my copy arrived at my library and I started reading immediately (after first Clorox wiping it down and then letting it dry. Pandemics are weird).
Goodreads Synopsis of Parachutes {Kelly Yang}:
Speak enters the world of Gossip Girl in this modern immigrant story from New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang about two girls navigating wealth, power, friendship, and trauma.
They’re called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in private homes and study in the US while their wealthy parents remain in Asia. Claire Wang never thought she’d be one of them, until her parents pluck her from her privileged life in Shanghai and enroll her at a high school in California. Suddenly she finds herself living in a stranger’s house, with no one to tell her what to do for the first time in her life. She soon embraces her newfound freedom, especially when the hottest and most eligible parachute, Jay, asks her out.
Dani De La Cruz, Claire’s new host sister, couldn’t be less thrilled that her mom rented out a room to Claire. An academic and debate-team star, Dani is determined to earn her way into Yale, even if it means competing with privileged kids who are buying their way to the top. When her debate coach starts working with her privately, Dani’s game plan veers unexpectedly off course.
Desperately trying to avoid each other under the same roof, Dani and Claire find themselves on a collision course, intertwining in deeper and more complicated ways, as they grapple with life-altering experiences. Award-winning author Kelly Yang weaves together an unforgettable modern immigrant story about love, trauma, family, corruption, and the power of speaking out.
My Book Review of Parachutes {Kelly Yang}:
I really, really loved this book.
This is the kind of book where if I had an entire day to myself I could have EASILY read this entire book in 1 sitting.
476 pages absolutely flew by! The interesting and extremely complex story lines, the characters, all of it.
Short chapters are my absolute FAVORITE…whyyyyy do authors write long chapters???? This book had 85 (!) chapters, each just a few pages long. I absolutely LOVE this and wish every book could be written like this! The BEST!
After I closed the back cover, I sat in silence to reflect upon this book. So much to think about and so many viewpoints to consider.
What a special book! It explores SO many relative and important topics and issues….the specifics of which I will not be discussing (see THIS POST for details as to why).
Highly recommend!
This book should absolutely be required reading for all high schoolers. So much that teenagers (and adults) would learn from reading this wonderful book.
Bottom Line:
If you are a fan of YA, this book should absolutely be on your to read list.
Have you read this book? What did you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!
Xo,
Jenny
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