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Author:

Yang, Kelly.

Title:

Front desk / Kelly Yang.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Scholastic Inc.,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

286 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Immigrant families--California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants--California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
Chinese--California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
Motels--California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
Exploitation--Juvenile fiction.
Self-confidence--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants--Fiction.
Chinese Americans--Fiction.
Hotels, motels, etc.--Fiction.
Self-confidence--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
California, Southern--Fiction.
Immigrants--Fiction.
Chinese Americans--Fiction.
Hotels and motels--Fiction.
Self-confidence--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Southern California--Fiction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason.

Indexed by:

School Library Journal starred, March 2018
Booklist starred, April 2018
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2018
Kirkus Starred, March 2018
Horn Book, November 2018
Teacher Librarian, October 2018
Library Media Connection, August 2018
Publishers Weekly Annex, June 2018
School Library Journal starred
Booklist starred
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre

ISBN:

1338157825
9781338157826

Locations:

STPC124 -- Allison Public Library (Allison)

T2PB062 -- Atkins Public Library (Atkins) — t2pb062

TZPC572 -- Center Point Public Library (Center Point)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

ZNPA437 -- Mondamin Public Library (Mondamin)

WFPC115 -- Newell Public Library (Newell)

RQPC397 -- Panora Public Library (Panora)

CDPC522 -- Solon Public Library (Solon)

CXPC586 -- Keck Memorial Library (Wapello)

BKPC251 -- Woodward Public Library (Woodward)