Kelly Yang

Kelly Yang
Born	Hong Kong
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley Harvard Law School
Occupation	Writer, columnist
Style	young adult literature, children's literature
Awards	Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (2019)
Website	https://kellyyang.com/

Kelly Yang (born August 29, 1987) is an Asian American writer and author of young adult and children's literature. She won the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature of her novel, Front Desk and the 2018 Parents’ Choice Gold Medal for Fiction for her book Front Desk, a book based on her experiences as a 10-year-old working at her family's motel business.^[1]