Front Desk
Age 9+
Children's & Young Adult Fiction & True Stories
It will take all of Mia's courage, kindness, and hard work to get through the year. Will she be able to hold on to her job, help the immigrants, and guests, escape Mr. Yao, and go for her dreams?
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.
Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her parents clean the rooms, 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 mum 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 the year. Will she be able to hold on to her job, help the immigrants, and guests, escape Mr. Yao, and go for her dreams?
Creators
Kelly Yang is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Front Desk, and winner of the 2019 Asia Pacific American Award for Children's Literature.
