01905cam a2200349 4500 359762857 TxAuBib 20181009120000.0 170913s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017042552 9781338157796 1338157795 (OCoLC)1002821384 TxAuBib Yang, Kelly. Front desk / Kelly Yang. First edition. New York : Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Inc., 2018. ©2018. 286 pages ; 22 cm. Front desk ; 1 Includes Author's note with bibliographical references. 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? 20181011. Immigrant families California, Southern Juvenile fiction. Chinese California, Southern Juvenile fiction. Motels California, Southern Juvenile fiction. Self-confidence Juvenile fiction. Friendship Juvenile fiction. Chinese Americans Juvenile fiction. Front desk ; 1.