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| Author | Kelly Yang |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Front Desk |
| Genre | Middle grade fiction |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
Publication date | May 29, 2018 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 304 |
| Awards | Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature |
| ISBN | 978-1-338-15779-6 |
| Followed by | Three Keys |
| Website | https://frontdeskthebook.com |
Front Desk is a middle grade book written by Kelly Yang and published by Scholastic in 2018. Yang's debut book is about ten-year-old Mia Tang and her family who, after a couple years struggling financially, are hired to manage a motel. It is the first book in the 5-part series. The family is hired by the owner of the Calivista, Mr. Yao. Although originally seeming nice, he's later revealed to be a penny-pinching liar. Mia gains the friendship of the "weeklies" and is eventually able to buy the hotel with the help of the community.