Front Desk
Kelly Yang
Nine-year-old Mia Tang lives with her immigrant Chinese parents at the Calivista Motel in Anaheim, where they work for the owner in exchange for a room. Mia helps at the front desk and befriends long-term guests. Her parents also sometimes shelter Chinese immigrants without the owner’s knowledge. As Mia learns about workers being threatened and exploited, she holds onto her ambition to become a writer.
This book appears on 5 reading lists across 2 editions from 5 organizations.
