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Front desk

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2018

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Format:	Book
Author:	Yang, Kelly, author.
Title:	Front desk / Kelly Yang.
Edition:	First edition.
Notes:	Includes Author's note with bibliographical references and images. Lexile 640L. Accelerated Reader MG 4.5 9 9 196541 A Junior Library Guild selection. ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature, 2019 Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2018 Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Older Readers, 2018 CSMCL Best Books, 2018 Kirkus Prize Nominee for Young Readers' Literature, 2018 New York Public Library Best Books for Kids, 2018 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2019 NPR Best Books, 2018 Publisher's Weekly Best Middle Grade Book, 2018 School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018 Washington Post Best Children's Books, 2018
Publisher, Date:	New York : Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Inc., 2018. ©2018
Description:	286 pages ; 22 cm
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?"--Page 2 of cover.
Target Audience Note:	640L Lexile
Subjects:	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. Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction. Chinese Americans -- Fiction. Hotels, motels, etc. -- Fiction. Friendship -- Fiction. Asian interest California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction.
ISBN:	9781338157796 (hardcover) 1338157795 (hardcover) 9781338157826 (paperback) 1338157825 (paperback)

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