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by Kelly Yang
Taste attributes: dramafamilycomedywholesomelightsimplelinearenclosedunderdog triumphssocial commentaryempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeA warm-hearted, small-scale novel, light rather than heavy. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.5 / 5
21 ratings
About This Book
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed.
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- Author
- Kelly Yang
- Published
- 2018
- Pages
- 352
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- Open Library
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