03079cam a2200589 4500 2059870127 TxAuBib 20250327120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781338157802 1338157809 B0756LMQHH Amazon 2423d867-2706-4a16-9050-f0ac901977a4 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4000868 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Yang, Kelly. Front Desk [Libby eBook]. Scholastic Inc., 2018. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 8MB. main character #weneeddiversebooks. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. World refugee day books. representation matters. we need diverse books. books about refugees. world refugee day. Chinese Immigrant. combatting racism. perserverance. set in 1990s. amal unbound. gender bias. #ownvoices. Bullying. Poverty. Middle. school. grade. Asian. teach. Kid. HTML:<b><i>Inside Out and Back Again</i> meets <i>Millicent Min, Girl Genius</i> in this timely, hopeful middle-grade novel with a contemporary Chinese twist.</b><b>Winner of the Asian / Pacific American Award for Children's Literature!</b><i>* "Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review</i>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?<i>Front Desk</i> joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!. Juvenile Literature. Juvenile Fiction. 2. 3. Media Type: eBook. Notable Children's Books. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-03-26 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2423d867-2706-4a16-9050-f0ac901977a4&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2423d867-2706-4a16-9050-f0ac901977a4&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXGID