Front desk /
Yang, Kelly,
Front desk / Kelly Yang. - 286 pages, 22 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm. - Front desk ; [1] . - Yang, Kelly. Front desk novel ; 1. .
Includes Author's note and discussion guide with bibliographical references and images.
"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.
Structure indicator: 90 (high) Syntactic indicator: 100 (very high) Semantic indicator: 100 (very high) Decoding indicator: 100 (very high) Lexile.
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.
9781338541649 1338541641 9781338157826 1338157825
99979107759
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.
Friendship--Fiction.
Immigrants--Fiction.
Chinese Americans--Fiction.
Hotels, motels, etc.--Fiction.
California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories.
Fiction.
novels.
Novels.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Novels.
Romans.
PZ7.1.Y365 / Fr 2019 PS3625.A54 / F76 2019
813/.6
Front desk / Kelly Yang. - 286 pages, 22 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm. - Front desk ; [1] . - Yang, Kelly. Front desk novel ; 1. .
Includes Author's note and discussion guide with bibliographical references and images.
"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.
Structure indicator: 90 (high) Syntactic indicator: 100 (very high) Semantic indicator: 100 (very high) Decoding indicator: 100 (very high) Lexile.
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.
9781338541649 1338541641 9781338157826 1338157825
99979107759
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.
Friendship--Fiction.
Immigrants--Fiction.
Chinese Americans--Fiction.
Hotels, motels, etc.--Fiction.
California, Southern--Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories.
Fiction.
novels.
Novels.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Novels.
Romans.
PZ7.1.Y365 / Fr 2019 PS3625.A54 / F76 2019
813/.6