Author Visit: Kelly Yang
District 30 staff meeting Kelly Yang at the
AISLE conference in 2022.
Author Bio
Author Kelly Yang immigrated to America when she was six years old. Living in California, she and her family worked in various motels. She went to college at the age of thirteen and started law school at the age of seventeen. To date, she has attended UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School. Soon after finishing law school, Kelly realized that her true passion was writing and teaching kids about writing. She quickly became a writing teacher and founded The Kelly Yang Project, an writing and debate program for children in Asia.
She is the author of beloved books such as Front Desk, Three Keys, and New From Here. Her books have earned several awards and she continues to write and inspire children through her work.
Maple Author Visit Information
Author's Website
Learn more about our visiting author, Kelly Yang, by visiting her website.
Book Talk
Listen to Kelly Yang talk about one of her recently published books, New From Here.
Author Visit Class Schedule
Check out the class schedule for sixth grade on Friday, February 3rd.
Finally Seen Autographed Book Orders
Submit your order through Parent Portal in PowerSchool.
We are excited to offer Kelly Yang's upcoming release, Finally Seen, for purchase. If you would like to order an autographed copy of Yang's book, Finally Seen, follow these steps:
Complete the order intention form in Parent Portal through PowerSchool.
Bring a check to Mrs. Holmer in the LMC by Friday, February 3rd. Make checks payable to Wescott School.
Receive your autographed books after February 28th, which is when the book is going to be formally released.
Click on the book cover to read more about
this upcoming title!