The Resource Front desk, Kelly Yang, (large print)

Front desk, Kelly Yang, (large print)

Label
Front desk
Title
Front desk
Statement of responsibility
Kelly Yang
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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
Member of
Storyline
Tone
Character
Award
  • ALA Notable Children's Book, 2019
  • Asian Pacific American Asian Pacific American Award for Literature: Children’s Literature, 2020.
  • Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland), Grades 4-6, 2020.
  • Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2018.
  • Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan), Grades 6-8, 2020.
  • Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 2021.
  • Nene Award (Hawaii), 2021.
  • North Carolina Children's Book Award, Junior Books category, 2020.
  • Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois), 2021.
  • School Library Journal Best Books, 2018.
  • Sequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma), Intermediate Books, 2020.
  • Virginia Readers' Choice Award for Elementary School, 2020.
  • Sasquatch Book Award (Washington), 2021
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10662247
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Yang, Kelly
Dewey number
[Fic]
Index
no index present
Intended audience
640L
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
MG
LC call number
PZ7.1.Y365
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 4
  • 6
Reading level
4.5
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
Series statement
Front desk novel
Series volume
0001
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Immigrant families
  • Immigrants
  • Chinese
  • Motels
  • Exploitation
  • Self-confidence
  • Friendship
  • Immigrants
  • Chinese Americans
  • California, Southern
Target audience
juvenile
Label
Front desk, Kelly Yang, (large print)
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
Some editions published by FollettBound
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Large Print edition.
Extent
395 pages (large print)
Isbn
9781432861452
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Label
Front desk, Kelly Yang, (large print)
Publication
Copyright
Note
Some editions published by FollettBound
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Large Print edition.
Extent
395 pages (large print)
Isbn
9781432861452
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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