PublisherScholasticImprintArthur A. Levine BooksISBN
9781338157796
Awards and Honors2019 YouPer Award Winner
2019 E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Finalist, Middle Reader
2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Children's Lit
ALSC Notable Children's Books - 2019
MRLS Cream of the Crop - 2019
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - 2019 CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Fiction for Children
CSMCL Best Books - 2018
ALA-CBC Building a Home Library Booklist - 2018 Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth - 2018
2018 Children’s History Book Prize finalist Publishers Weekly Best Books - 2018 Kirkus Best Books, Middle-Grade - 2018
NYPL Best Books for Kids - 2018
NPR’s Book Concierge - 2018 School Library Journal Best Books - 2018
Ten-year-old Mia Tang’s number-one secret: she lives in a motel. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Author’s note with black-and-white photographs.
Topics Immigrant families. Southern California. Chinese immigrants. Motels, hotels, etc. Exploitation. Self-confidence. Friendship. Chinese Americans. Family life.
SRC Level 3.700000
SRC Points 15.000000
Lexile 640L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2018-06-30
JLG Release Date Sep 2018
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 7
Reading level Elementary, Middle
Format Print
Upper Elementary/Middle Plus (Grades 5-7)
Upper Elementary/Middle Plus
Upper Elementary/Middle Plus (Grades 5-7)
For Grades 5-7
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