You Are Here: Connecting Flights
by Ellen Oh, Linda Sue Park, Grace Lin, and Minh Lê
80 Total Resources 4 Awards 20 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2023
Word Count 50,869
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 520698, 8 AR Points
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Airports--Fiction
- Short stories, American
- Short stories
- Asian Americans--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- We Are a Community: Building Empathy
- WOW Social and Emotional Growth
Our Original Resources 11
Audio Name Pronunciation with Grace Lin
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Linda Sue Park
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ellen Oh
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Minh Lê
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Grace Lin
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 8
Audio Name Pronunciation with Grace Lin
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Linda Sue Park
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ellen Oh
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Minh Lê
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 50
In-depth Written Interview with Grace Lin
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by TeachingBooks
Panel Discussion with Linda Sue Park
Created by Follett
Panel Discussion with Grace Lin
Created by Follett
Panel Discussion with Minh Lê
Created by Follett
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by Reading With Your Kids
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by Reading With Your Kids
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by The Douglas Coleman Show
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by Publishers Weekly
Panel Discussion with Ellen Oh
Created by Follett
Interview with Grace Lin
Created by AdLit
Interview with Grace Lin
Created by Boston Parents Paper
Interview with Grace Lin
Created by Primary Source, Inc.
Guest Blog Post with Grace Lin
Created by BookPeople Blog
Interview with Grace Lin
Created by All the Wonders
Draw a dragon with Grace Lin
Created by Authors Everywhere
Draw a dog with Grace Lin
Created by Authors Everywhere
Draw a chicken and duck with Grace Lin
Created by Authors Everywhere
Guest Post by Grace Lin
Created by Publishers Weekly
Two Questions with Grace Lin
Created by Kids Ask Authors
On children seeing themselves in books with Grace Lin
Created by AdLit
On reaching children of all ages with Grace Lin
Created by AdLit
On things she missed growing up with Grace Lin
Created by AdLit
On her best friend with Grace Lin
Created by AdLit
Advice for writers from Grace Lin
Created by AdLit
2022 Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Grace Lin
Created by American Library Association
Interview with Grace Lin
Created by Literaticast
2023 Season Finale with Grace Lin
Created by Kids Ask Authors
Interview with Grace Lin
Created by Storytime Solidarity
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by AdLit
The World as Seen through Purple Eyes: Charlotte Zolotow Lecture, 2004, given by Linda Sue Park
Created by Children's Cooperative Book Center
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by Mackin Community
2019 National Book Festival speech by Linda Sue Park
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by UW-Madison Education
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by Kids Ask Authors
Interview with Linda Sue Park
Created by Kidlit These Days
On the value of libraries with Linda Sue Park
Created by AdLit
On her love of exotic stories with Linda Sue Park
Created by AdLit
On family stories with Linda Sue Park
Created by AdLit
On reasons for writing with Linda Sue Park
Created by AdLit
On practicing writing with Linda Sue Park
Created by AdLit
On creating memorable stories with Linda Sue Park
Created by AdLit
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by TIME for Kids
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by Remember Reading?
Interview with Ellen Oh
Created by Kids Ask Authors
Interview with Minh Lê
Created by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Interview with Minh Lê
Created by Kids Ask Authors
Interview with Minh Lê
Created by Mackin Community
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Educator's Guide from HarperStacks
Created by HarperStacks
Activity and Resource Guide from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2025
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2025
Reader's Theatre from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2025
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2025
Activity and Discussion Guide from Read Across America
Created by Read Across America
Book Readings 1
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Vocabulary Resources 2
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 4
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2026
Honor, 2024
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2026
Selection, 2024
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Middle Selection, 2023
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