Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade

Written by Lyla Lee

Narrated by Jaine Ye

Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this second novel in an adorable new chapter book series about Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl who is getting ready to celebrate Lunar New Year!

Mindy is excited to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Even though it’s the first one without her mom, Mindy is determined to enjoy the day. She decides to make traditional Korean New Year food, a rice cake soup that’s her favorite. But things aren’t going quite to plan, and the celebration doesn’t feel the same as it did before.

With the help of her family and friends, can Mindy find a way to still enjoy her old holiday traditions, and create new ones along the way?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Feb 11, 2020
• ISBN: 9781980082293

Lyla Lee

Lyla Lee is the bestselling author of young adult novels like I’ll Be the One and Flip the Script. She also writes the Mindy Kim series for younger readers and the Gigi Shin books for the middle school crowd. Her books have been translated into multiple languages around the world. Born in South Korea, she’s since then lived in various cities throughout the United States. Inspired by her English teacher, she started writing her own stories in fourth grade and finished her first novel at the age of fourteen. After working various jobs in Hollywood and studying Psychology and Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California, she now lives in Dallas, Texas. Visit Lyla at LylaLeeBooks.com or on Instagram, X (previously known as Twitter), and TikTok @LiteraryLyla.

Reviews for Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade

[eleanor e. · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A nice book to read with an amazing story line!

[deslivres5 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Early chapter book perfect for 2nd-3rd graders.This one comes with a cute cover and title, but warning: it is quite a bit sad.Korean-American Mindy Kim has just moved from California to Florida with her Dad after the death of her mom after a long illness.Her family is only one of two Korean-American families in her new neighborhood and her new school is not as diverse as her old school in California. She gets teased a bit about her lunch at school.She is dog-obsessed and schemes about ways of getting a family dog.Themes of family, loneliness, diversity, new kid, friendships.I want to continue in the series, to see how Mindy fares in her new life.