Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Format: Book Author: Yang, Kelly, author. Title: Front desk / Kelly Yang. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Inc., 2018. Description: 286 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Publication Year: 2018 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. Target Audience Note: 9-12. 3-7. Lexile: 640. AR: 4.5. 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 -- Fiction. Chinese Americans -- Fiction. Hotels, motels, etc. -- Fiction. Self-confidence -- Fiction. Friendship -- Fiction. California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction. California, Southern -- Fiction. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. School Library Journal, 030118, p. 109 Kirkus Review - Adult, 031518, p. 126 Booklist, 041518, p. 60 Publisher's Weekly,061818 Horn Book Magazine, 070118, p. 126 LCCN: 2017042552 ISBN: 1338157795 9781338157796 Other Number: 1002821384 Current Holds: 1 Local Availability:1 (of 1) System Availability:16 (of 19) Control Number: 1905973 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
