Yang, Kelly,

Front desk / [by] Kelly Yang. - First edition. - 286 pages ; 22 cm.

Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, 10-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.

3-7. 8-12. 640 Lexile.



9781338157796 1338157795 9781338157826 (pbk.) 1338157825 (pbk.)

2017042552


Family life--California--Fiction.
Immigrants--California--Fiction.
Chinese--California--Fiction.
Hotels and motels--California--Fiction.
Conduct of life--Fiction.

PZ7.1.Y365 / Fr 2018

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