The Resource Front desk, Kelly Yang
Front desk, Kelly Yang
Resource Information
The item Front desk, Kelly Yang represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Front desk, Kelly Yang represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 286 pages, 12 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9781338157796
- Label
- Front desk
- Title
- Front desk
- Statement of responsibility
- Kelly Yang
- Subject
-
- trueSouthern California
- Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction
- Self-confidence -- Fiction
- Self-confidence
- trueSelf-confidence
- Motels -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMotels
- trueAsian people
- trueCalifornia
- California, Southern
- California, Southern -- Fiction
- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction
- trueChild immigrants
- Chinese
- Chinese -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction
- Chinese Americans -- Fiction
- trueChinese in the United States
- trueChinese people
- trueChinese people in the United States
- trueEast Asian people
- trueExploitation
- Exploitation
- Exploitation -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- trueFifth-grade girls
- trueFriendship
- Friendship
- Friendship -- Fiction
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- Hotels, motels, etc. -- Fiction
- Immigrant families
- trueImmigrant families
- Immigrant families -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction
- Immigrants
- Immigrants -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction
- Immigrants -- Fiction
- trueImmigrants, Chinese
- JUVENILE FICTION / General
- Motels
- Juvenile works
- trueTen-year-old girls
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2019
- Asian Pacific American Asian Pacific American Award for Literature: Children’s Literature, 2020.
- Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland), Grades 4-6, 2020.
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2018.
- Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan), Grades 6-8, 2020.
- Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 2021.
- Nene Award (Hawaii), 2021.
- North Carolina Children's Book Award, Junior Books category, 2020.
- Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois), 2021.
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2018.
- Sequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma), Intermediate Books, 2020.
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award for Elementary School, 2020.
- Sasquatch Book Award (Washington), 2021
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10662247
- Cataloging source
- NJQ/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Yang, Kelly
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- 640L
- Decoding demand: 95 (very high)
- Semantic demand: 100 (very high)
- Syntactic demand: 91 (very high)
- Structure demand: 86 (very high)
- Intended audience source
-
- Lexile
- Lexile
- Interest level
- MG
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 4
- 6
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 4.5
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Front desk
- Series volume
- 0001
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Immigrant families
- Immigrants
- Chinese
- Motels
- Exploitation
- Self-confidence
- Friendship
- California, Southern
- Immigrants
- Chinese Americans
- Hotels, motels, etc.
- Self-confidence
- Friendship
- California, Southern
- Chinese
- Exploitation
- Friendship
- Immigrant families
- Immigrants
- Motels
- Self-confidence
- California, Southern
- JUVENILE FICTION / General
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- Front desk, Kelly Yang
- Bibliography note
- Includes Author's note with bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1952224
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 286 pages, 12 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9781338157796
- Lccn
- 2017042552
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781338157796
- (OCoLC)1002821384
- Label
- Front desk, Kelly Yang
- Bibliography note
- Includes Author's note with bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1952224
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 286 pages, 12 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9781338157796
- Lccn
- 2017042552
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781338157796
- (OCoLC)1002821384
Subject
- trueSouthern California
- Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction
- Self-confidence -- Fiction
- Self-confidence
- trueSelf-confidence
- Motels -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMotels
- trueAsian people
- trueCalifornia
- California, Southern
- California, Southern -- Fiction
- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction
- trueChild immigrants
- Chinese
- Chinese -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction
- Chinese Americans -- Fiction
- trueChinese in the United States
- trueChinese people
- trueChinese people in the United States
- trueEast Asian people
- trueExploitation
- Exploitation
- Exploitation -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- trueFifth-grade girls
- trueFriendship
- Friendship
- Friendship -- Fiction
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- Hotels, motels, etc. -- Fiction
- Immigrant families
- trueImmigrant families
- Immigrant families -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction
- Immigrants
- Immigrants -- California, Southern -- Juvenile fiction
- Immigrants -- Fiction
- trueImmigrants, Chinese
- JUVENILE FICTION / General
- Motels
- Juvenile works
- trueTen-year-old girls
Genre
Member of
Included in
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Middle Readers Category: 2019
- trueAsian Pacific American Award for Literature: Children's Literature
- trueBlack-Eyed Susan Book Awards (Maryland): Grades 4-6
- trueBook Club Best Bets (9-12)
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Middle Readers Category: 2018
- trueGreat Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan): Grades 6-8
- trueIllinois Readers' Choice Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
- trueMassachusetts Children's Book Award
- trueNene Award (Hawaii)
- trueNorth Carolina Children's Book Award: Junior Books
- trueOwn Voices: Historical Fiction (9-12)
- trueSasquatch Book Award (Washington)
- trueSchool Library Journal Best Books: 2018
- trueSequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma): Intermediate Books
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Middle Grade Paperback
- trueVirginia Readers' Choice Award: Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2019
- Award
- Asian Pacific American Asian Pacific American Award for Literature: Children’s Literature, 2020.
- Award
- Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland), Grades 4-6, 2020.
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2018.
- Award
- Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan), Grades 6-8, 2020.
- Award
- Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 2021.
- Award
- Nene Award (Hawaii), 2021.
- Award
- North Carolina Children's Book Award, Junior Books category, 2020.
- Award
- Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois), 2021.
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2018.
- Award
- Sequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma), Intermediate Books, 2020.
- Award
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award for Elementary School, 2020.
- Award
- Sasquatch Book Award (Washington), 2021
Library Locations
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Manchaca Road BranchBorrow it5500 Manchaca Road, Austin, TX, 78745, US30.2166039 -97.79733689999999
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Pleasant Hill BranchBorrow it211 E. William Cannon Blvd., Austin, TX, 78745, US30.1922461 -97.7771661
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Spicewood Springs BranchBorrow it8637 Spicewood Springs Rd., Austin, TX, 78759, US30.4337083 -97.7730809
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