Kelly Yang
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English
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"After years of hard work, Mia Tang finally gets to go on vacation with her family--to China! A total dream come true. Mia can't wait to see all her cousins and grandparents again, especially her cousin Shen. As she roams around Beijing, witnessing some of the big changes China's going through, Mia thinks about the changes in her own life, like . . . 1. Lupe's taking classes at the high school! And Mia's own plans to be a big writer are . . . stuck....
2) Three keys
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English
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"Mia Tang thinks she's going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners of the Calivista Motel, Mia gets to run the front desk with her best friend, Lupe, and she's finally getting somewhere with her writing! But as it turns out, sixth grade is no picnic."--Provided by publisher.
3) Key player
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English
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"Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang! The Women's World Cup coming to Southern California, everyone is soccer-crazy -- especially Mia Tang! The U.S. is playing China in the finals, and Mia feels like her two identities are finally coming together. Less exciting, though? The fact that her P.E. teacher wants Mia to get out of the soccer field, too -- or fall short of the grade...
5) Front desk
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English
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"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...
7) Finally seen
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[2023]
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English
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When ten-year-old Lina Gao leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, she must reckon with her hurt, anger, and curiosity and find a way to get her bearings in this new country--and the almost-new family that comes along with it.
8) Parachutes
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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2024 Read for a Lifetime
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (teens)
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They're called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in private homes and study in the US while their wealthy parents remain in Asia. Claire Wang never thought she'd be one of them, until her parents pluck her from her privileged life in Shanghai and enroll her at a high school in California. Suddenly she finds herself living in a stranger's house, with no one to tell her what to do for the first time in her life. She soon embraces her newfound...
10) Top story
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Front desk novel volume 5
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Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Mia Tang is at the top of her game! She's spending winter break with Mom, Lupe, Jason, and Hank in San Francisco's Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it's the place to find a great story--one she hopes to publish while attending journalism camp at the Tribune. But this trip has as many bumps as the hills of San Francisco ... 1. Mia's camp is full of older kids, with famous relatives, fancy laptops, and major connections!...
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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AANHPI Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
OBD Patron Picks Summer Reading 2022 - Adult
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
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"A lyrical nonfiction picture book featuring eighteen Asian American changemakers and two pivotal moments in Asian American history, illustrated by fifteen renowned Asian and Asian American artists"--
12) Top story
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Front desk novel volume 5
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2024.
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Español
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While Mia spends winter break in San Francisco's Chinatown with Lupe and Jason, she uncovers stories, grapples with new feelings for Jason, and experiences various forms of racism.
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Éditions Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
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Français
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"Mia Tang a beaucoup de secrets. Le premier, c'est qu'au lieu d'habiter une grande maison, elle vit dans un motel. Tous les jours, pendant que ses parents immigrants font le ménage des chambres, Mia s'occupe de l'accueil du motel Calivista et reçoit les clients. Le deuxième, c'est que ses parents cachent des immigrants. Et si l'horrible propriétaire du motel, M. Yao, découvre que des immigrants occupent gratuitement les chambres libres de son...
14) Les trois clés
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Front desk novel volume 2
Publisher
Éditions Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Français
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"Mia Tang thinks she's going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners of the Motel Calivista where she gets to run the front desk with her best friend, Lupe. But as it turns out, sixth grade is no picnic. If anyone can find the key to getting through turbulent times, it's Mia Tang! The story of Mia and her family continues in this powerful, hilarious, and resonant sequel to the award-winning novel Motel Calivista: Réception,...