Front desk [electronic resource]. Kelly Yang.
Inside Out and Back Again meets Millicent Min, Girl Genius in this timely, hopeful middle-grade novel with a contemporary Chinese twist. Winner of the Asian / Pacific American Award for Children's Literature! * "Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review 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? Front Desk joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!
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- ISBN: 9781338157802
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
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| Target Audience Note: | Text Difficulty 2 - Text Difficulty 3 MG/Middle grades (4th-8th) 4.5 ATOS Level 640 Lexile. |
| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2018. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser. |
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| Subject: | Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. |
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