Front desk / Kelly Yang.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781338157796
- ISBN: 1338157795
- ISBN: 9781338157826
- ISBN: 1338157825
- ISBN: 9781338541649
- ISBN: 1338541641
- Physical Description: 286 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition: [First edition]
- Publisher: New York : Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Inc., [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Publisher, dates, and paging may vary.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes Author's note with bibliographical references and images.
- Target Audience Note:
- Grades 3-7.640L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.5 9 196541.
- Awards Note:
- A Junior Library Guild selection.Children's Literature Award Winner.
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- 196 of 239 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 239 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | JUV YAN (Text) | 37810435738199 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
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.
