Christina Li Books in Order

After her father dies, Ro clings to their unfinished model rocket while her science partner Benji searches for the father who left him. Their unlikely friendship brings grief, comics and scientific curiosity into a shared search for answers about family.

Grieving her grandfather, Ruby spends an unwanted summer with her grandmother at a San Francisco senior center. Revisiting his scavenger hunts and helping save a Chinatown bakery bring new friendships and family discoveries into her effort to feel less lost.

College freshman Grace creates an algorithm to identify ideal romantic partners and tries to trust its choice for her. Growing closer to skeptical coworker Julia unsettles those tidy predictions, challenging the routines Grace uses to protect herself after grief.

After a reclusive Chinese American actress dies, an unexpected will brings two estranged families into her mansion to contest its inheritance. Disturbing visions and unexplained behavior force them toward the secrets of their shared history and the house itself.

Amelia Wu secretly maintains three relationships for the privileges each boyfriend provides. When her best friend’s apparent murder threatens to unravel the arrangement, she reluctantly joins her academic rival to investigate while trying to preserve the lives she has constructed.