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Series Context: The Front Desk Series
The Front Desk series is a collection of middle grade novels by Kelly Yang that follow 10-year-old Chinese American Mia Tang as she manages the front desk of the motel where her parents work after emigrating to Anaheim, California, during the 1990s. In the first novel, the Tangs take a job working for Mr. Yao in the Calivista Motel because the job comes with free lodging. Mr. Yao turns out to be a terrible boss, making frequent deductions from their wages and criticizing everything they do. Mia decides to enter an essay competition in hopes of helping her parents rise out of poverty and buy a motel of their own. She works hard on her writing skills but doesn’t win the contest. However, she successfully spreads the word that the Tangs need help buying the motel from Mr. Yao and they raise the money together from many investors.
In the second novel, Three Keys, Mia faces new challenges managing the motel and answering to all the investors while trying to develop her writing at school. A new immigration proposition is looming that could seriously impact her best friend Lupe’s family. Mia learns to use her Unlock all 56 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 9,250+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
