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Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold)

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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 reviewMia 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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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Published : May 29, 2018
Language : English (English)
Format : Epub
Pages : 304
Size : 8.4 MB
ISBN : 9781338157802
Book URL : https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/GlendaleLAC-document_id-qmasyr9