Mia Tang and her immigrant parents are not exactly living the American dream since moving here from China--they live in the Calivista Motel, and Mia must tend to its guests. Her parents, meanwhile, have been hiding illegal immigrants in the motel's empty rooms, risking the wrath of the owner, Mr. Yao. Mia wants to be a writer, but her mother discourages her because she is better at math and also because English is not her first language.
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Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, 5/2018 Booklist Starred Reviews, 4/15/2018 Horn Book Guide, 10/2018 Kirkus Review, 3/15/2018 Publishers Weekly, 6/18/2018 School Library Connection, 8/2018 School Library Journal Starred, 3/2018
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