  | Front desk (Front Desk Novel) Author: Yang, Kelly | |
| Price: $23.24 | ||
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. Large print hardcover format.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (03/15/18)
School Library Journal (+) (03/01/18)
Booklist (+) (04/15/18)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (+) (00/05/18)
The Hornbook (00/07/18)
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