Based on Yang's own childhood experiences, Front Desk is an irresistibly charming novel from the author of Parachutes that spotlights issues key to the immigrant experience through the engaging story of Mia and her motel-based family.
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Younger Readers Prize 2022
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets:
1. She lives in a motel, not a big house.
2. Her parents hide immigrants.
3. She wants to be a writer.
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, and go for her dreams?
Perfect for fans of Boy At the Back of the Class and A Kind of Spark.
Publisher: Knights Of Media
ISBN: 9781913311094
Number of pages: 384
A fantastic contemporary (though it's set in the 90s) middle grade novel that follows Mia Tang and her parents after leaving China for America. They find work at a motel but it isn't easy (nor profitable)... More
2020 will be a year long remembered by all of us, mainly because of the terrible Covid pandemic, which as I write is increasing at an incredibly frightening way here in the UK. It will also be remembered by some of us... More
I really enjoyed this. I thought it was exceptionally well written, with some very difficult issues and themes woven into the story with sensitivity, humour and realism. Stories about immigration are increasingly... More
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