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

by **Kelly Yang** (Author)

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 review_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?

### Author Biography

Kelly Yang is the #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author of several books for young readers, including _Three Keys_, _Room to Dream_, _Key Player_, and the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature winner _Front Desk_, which was also chosen as a Best Book of the Year by multiple publications, including NPR, _The Washington Post_, and the New York Public Library. Kelly's family immigrated to the United States from China when she was a young girl, and she grew up in California, in circumstances very similar to those of Mia Tang. After attending college at the age of 13, she graduated UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School. She is the founder of The Kelly Yang Project, a leading writing and debating program for children in Asia and the United States. Her writing has been published in _South China Morning Post,_ _The New York Times_, _The Washington Post_, and _The Atlantic_. To learn more about Kelly and the Front Desk series, visit frontdeskthebook.com.

**Number of Pages:** 304

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 29, 2018

**Award:** Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (2019)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Front Desk

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.5

**Point Value:** 9

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