Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold)
Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold)
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Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold) by Kelly Yang
Four starred reviews and over ten best-of-year lists * Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewWinner of the Asian / Pacific American Award for Children's Literature * Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewMia 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?Featuring exclusive bonus contentKelly Yang is the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk, Parachutes, and Three Keys, which won the 2019 Asian Pacific American Prize for Children's Fiction. Front Desk also received the Parents' Choice Gold Award, was chosen the 2019 Global Read Aloud, and was designated a top book of the year by Amazon, The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and NPR, among other accolades. KellyYang.com has further information.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781338157796 |
| ISBN 10 | 1338157795 |
| Title | Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold) |
| Author | Kelly Yang |
| Series | Front Desk |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Arthur A. Levine Books |
| Year published | 2018-05-29 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Winner of Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Children's Literature) 2019 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |