TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yang,Kelly
TI  - Front desk
SN  - 9781338157826
AV  - PZ7.1.Y365 Fr 2019
U1  - [Fic] 23
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Scholastic Inc.
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - Fiction
KW  - sears
KW  - Chinese Americans
KW  - Hotels and motels
KW  - Self-confidence
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Southern California
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; School Library Journal starred, March 2018; Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2019; Booklist starred, April 2018; Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2018; Kirkus Starred, March 2018; Horn Book, November 2018; Teacher Librarian, October 2018; Library Media Connection, August 2018; Publishers Weekly Annex, June 2018; 4.5; 3-6; Follett School Solutions; Accelerated Reader AR; MG; 4.5; 9.0; 196541; BR
N2  - 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
ER  -