![]() It was lighthearted but touched on serious issues and dealt with them honestly and thoughtfully. "Though written for younger readers, Front Desk was eye-opening for me as an adult in the way it portrayed a type of immigration experience I knew little about. The characters are rich, diverse, and I fell in love from the first page!" -Shannon McDonald, Colorado ![]() ![]() "I love a book whose characters walk off the page, and the story of an immigrant family helping out other immigrant families was really compelling. Her parents, Chinese immigrants, let immigrants stay in empty rooms for free, and Mia is busy keeping this secret from the mean motel owner, and another secret - her desire to be a writer - from her parents. ![]() What it's about: Ten-year-old Mia Tang manages the front desk of the motel she and her family work and live in. ![]()
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