| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
286 pages ; 22 cm. |
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Educational level group: edu Sixth grade students lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu Seventh grade students lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu Eighth grade students lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu Middle grade students lcdgt |
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Age group: age Preteens lcdgt |
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Ethnic/cultural group: eth Chinese Americans lcdgt |
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National/regional group: nat Chinese lcdgt |
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National/regional group: nat Californians lcdgt |
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Gender group: gdr Women lcdgt |
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Occupation/field of activity group: occ Journalists lcdgt |
| Series |
Front desk novel ; 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 |
Lexile 640L. |
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Accelerated Reader MG 4.5 9.0. |
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Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.5 9 196541. |
| 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, 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 Post Best Children's Books, 2018 |
| Subject |
Immigrant families -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction.
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Immigrants -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction.
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Chinese -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction.
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Motels -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction.
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Exploitation -- Juvenile fiction.
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Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction.
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Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction.
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Immigrants -- Fiction.
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Chinese Americans -- Fiction.
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Hotels, motels, etc. -- Fiction.
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JUVENILE FICTION -- General.
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Chinese. (OCoLC)fst00857169
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Exploitation. (OCoLC)fst00918547
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Friendship. (OCoLC)fst00935174
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Immigrant families. (OCoLC)fst01746411
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Immigrants. (OCoLC)fst00967712
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Motels. (OCoLC)fst01026838
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Self-confidence. (OCoLC)fst01111517
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California, Southern. (OCoLC)fst01692638
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Children's stories.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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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) |
| Standard No. |
99979107759 |
