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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold)

Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold)

Yang, Kelly

Hardcover

Series: Front Desk, Book 1

FamilyGeneral Juvenile Fiction

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 1338157795
ISBN13: 9781338157796
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Published: May 29 2018
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.85
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
Awards: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Four starred reviews and over ten best-of-year lists!* Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Winner 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?

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