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Author:

Yang, Kelly, author.

Title:

Front Desk / Kelly Yang.

Publisher:

Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Inc.

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

286 pages, 5 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Immigrant Families--Juvenile Fiction.
Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
Exploitation--Juvenile fiction.
Self-Confidence--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Chinese Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Hotels and Motels--Juvenile fiction.
California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
Children's Stories.

Notes:

Includes Author's note with bibliographical references and images.

Summary:

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed. Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language? It will take all of Mia's courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year. Will she be able to hold on to her job, help the immigrants and guests, escape Mr. Yao, and go for her dreams?

Series:

Front Desk ; 1

ISBN:

1338541641
9781338541649

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1233055208

Locations:

WKPE185 -- Cherokee Public Library (Cherokee)

D3PA284 -- Colesburg Public Library (Colesburg)

FKPA224 -- Farmersburg Public Library (Farmersburg)