| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
286 pages ; 22 cm. |
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Educational level group: edu Sixth grade students |
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Educational level group: edu Seventh grade students |
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Educational level group: edu Eighth grade students |
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Educational level group: edu Middle grade students |
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Age group: age Preteens |
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Ethnic/cultural group: eth Chinese Americans |
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National/regional group: nat Chinese |
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National/regional group: nat Californians |
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Gender group: gdr Women |
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Occupation/field of activity group: occ Journalists |
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age Children |
| Series |
Front desk ; [1]
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Yang, Kelly.
Front desk novel ; 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes Author's note with bibliographical references and images. |
| Summary |
"Mia 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?"--Page 2 of cover |
| Audience |
Structure indicator: 90 (high) Syntactic indicator: 100 (very high) Semantic indicator: 100 (very high) Decoding indicator: 100 (very high) Lexile. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.5 9.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz #196541. |
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Reading Counts 3-5 3.7 15 73314. |
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Lexile 640L. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection. |
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ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019 |
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Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature, 2018-2019 |
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Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2018 |
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Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Older Readers, 2018 |
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CSMCL Best Books, 2018 |
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Kirkus Prize Nominee for Young Readers' Literature, 2018 |
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New York Public Library Best Books for Kids, 2018 |
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Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2019 |
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NPR Best Books, 2018 |
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Publisher's Weekly Best Middle Grade Book, 2018 |
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School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018 |
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Washington Library Association Sasquatch Book Award, 2021. |
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Washington Post Best Children's Books, 2018 |
| Subject |
Immigrant families -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction.
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Immigrant families. |
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Southern California. |
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Immigrants -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction.
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Immigrants. |
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Chinese -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction.
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Chinese. |
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Motels -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction.
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Motels. |
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Exploitation -- Juvenile fiction.
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Exploitation. |
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Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction.
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Self-confidence. |
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Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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Friendship. |
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California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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| Subject |
Friendships. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Yang, Kelly. Front desk. First edition. New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Inc., 2018 9781338157802 (DLC) 2017045173 |
| ISBN |
9781338157796 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1338157795 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9781338157826 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1338157825 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781338541649 (paperback) |
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1338541641 (paperback) |
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9781725418318 (FollettBound) |
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1725418312 (FollettBound) |
| Standard No. |
99979107759 |
