Mindy Kim and the Fun Family Vacation
By (Author) Lyla Lee
Illustrated by Dung Ho
12
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
16th July 2025
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks)
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Paperback
80
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 8mm
66g
Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this adorable chapter book series following Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girlin this twelfth and final novel, Mindy and her family vacation to South Korea.
Mindy is so excited to go back to Koreanot only are she, Dad, and Julie going to the popular tourist spot, Jeju Island, its baby Charlies first big international trip! Mindy cant wait for some lazy days on the beach and to see the natural sites unique to the island. But the trip gets off to a rocky start, and Mindy finds herself hoping this first vacation together wont be memorable for all the wrong reasons!
Lyla Lee is the bestselling author of young adult novels likeIll Be the OneandFlip the Script. She also writesthe Mindy Kim seriesfor younger readers and theGigi Shin booksfor the middle school crowd. Her books have been translated into multiple languages around the world. Born in South Korea, shes 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 atLylaLeeBooks.comor on Instagram, X (previously known as Twitter), and TikTok@LiteraryLyla.
Dung Ho(pronounced Dzung)is the illustrator of theNew York Timesbestselling picture bookEyes That Kiss in the Corners,Eyes that Speak to the Stars,Me and Ms. Too,The Mindy Kim books, and many others.Born and raised in Hue, Vietnam, she worked in the design and advertising industries before discovering a great passion for illustration and picture books and becoming a freelance illustrator. She lives and works in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.