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Front Desk by Kelly YangRecent 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.Other books in this series: Three Keys #2, Room to Dream #3, Key Player #4, and Top Story #5 (Coming soon)

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