Front Desk
by Kelly Yang
Dream big, even from behind the counter.
your kid is navigating two cultures at once and needs a story that names that without making it a tragedy
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Mia Tang runs the front desk at her parents’ motel, navigating racism, exploitation, and the immigrant hustle with courage and wit. Yang’s story is a crash course in empathy and economics — a window into injustice wrapped in warmth and hope. A book that teaches kids what fairness really means.
