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Contributor(s): Yang, Kelly (Author)

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ISBN: 1338157795     ISBN-13: 9781338157796
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2017042552
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 640(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" L (0.85 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Chinese
- Topical - Family
- Geographic Orientation - California
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
- Cultural Region - Southern California
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Awards: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Winner, Children's Literature, 2019
Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/2018 pg. 60
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2018 - Book Of Special Distinction
School Library Journal 03/01/2018 pg. 109
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2018 pg. 126
Publishers Weekly 06/18/2018
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2018 pg. 126
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 99 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 196541
Reading Level: 4.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
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Publisher Description:
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 reviewMia 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?
 
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