Patricia Park Books in Order

Jane Re escapes her uncle's Queens grocery store to work as an au pair for Brooklyn academics. An affair and a family death send her to Seoul, where she begins questioning what love, obligation and belonging should mean.

Alejandra Kim hopes finishing her senior year will let her escape the places where she feels out of place. When a school incident pushes her into an unwanted spotlight, she must decide how to make herself heard.

Jackie Oh dreams of becoming a chef despite her Korean American parents' expectations of academic success. Entering a televised cooking competition puts her talent under scrutiny and forces her to define herself beyond the roles others prescribe.

Former child actress Ambrosia Lee turns to stand-up comedy after years of rejection and criticism of her body. A new creative outlet and a helpful boy offer possibilities, but the comedy scene brings pressures of its own.