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Front desk / Kelly Yang.
Van Pelt Library PS3625.A54 F76 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yang, Kelly, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrant families--California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
- Immigrant families.
- Immigrants--California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
- Immigrants.
- Chinese--California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
- Chinese.
- Motels--California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
- Motels.
- Exploitation--Juvenile fiction.
- Exploitation.
- Self-confidence--Juvenile fiction.
- Self-confidence.
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
- Friendship.
- California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
- California, Southern.
- Immigrants--Fiction.
- Chinese Americans--Fiction.
- Hotels, motels, etc--Fiction.
- Self-confidence--Fiction.
- Friendship--Fiction.
- California, Southern--Fiction.
- Southern California.
- Genre:
- Children's stories.
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 286 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Inc., 2018.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes Author's note with bibliographical references and images.
- A Junior Library Guild selection.
- ALSC Notable Children's Book, 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
- Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - Children's Literature, Winner, 2018-2019
- Chinese American Librarians Association Annual Best Book Award, Winner, 2019
- Other Format:
- Online version: Yang, Kelly. Front desk.
- ISBN:
- 9781338157796
- 1338157795
- 9781338157826
- 1338157825
- OCLC:
- 1002821384
- Publisher Number:
- 99979107759
- 99979017906
- Online:
- Lexile website
- Image
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