Three Keys (Front Desk #2)
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration
4.6
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Kelly Yang
The story of Mia and her family and friends at the Calivista Motel continues in this powerful, hilarious, and resonant sequel to the award-winning novel Front Desk.Mia Tang thinks she's going to have the best year ever.She and her parents are the proud owners of the Calivista Motel, Mia gets to run the front desk with her best friend, Lupe, and she's finally getting somewhere with her writing!But as it turns out, sixth grade is no picnic...1. Mia's new teacher doesn't think her writing is all that great. And her entire class finds out she lives and works in a motel! 2. The motel is struggling, and Mia has to answer to the Calivista's many, many worried investors.3. A new immigration law is looming and if it passes, it will threaten everything -- and everyone -- in Mia's life.It's a roller coaster of challenges, and Mia needs all of her determination to hang on tight. But if anyone can find the key to getting through turbulent times, it's Mia Tang!
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Author
Kelly Yang
Pages
288
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published Date
2020-09-15
ISBN
1338648160 9781338648164
Ratings
Google: 4
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"I liked Front Desk better, but I applaud this book for taking on the difficult topic of immigration and politics and applying it to children, both through the characters and with a specific audience in mind. "
E Hinkes
"Very inspirational and relatable story about how even kids can fight against all kinds of injustice."
Ricki Marking-Camuto
"Just as good as the first! Wonderful"
Hannah Y
"Room to dream and then New from here. "
J N
Jelena Nortey
"This book is a tribute to Dreamers who are currently protected under DACA, but have an uncertain future status in the only country they know. As children, many were brought to the US by their parents or families and have grown up speaking English and attending American schools. This book doesn't focus on the deeper complexities of the issue of undocumented immigrants, but rather looks at it from a child's view and how it affects children in their daily lives. Many of their parents are extremely hard workers who are underpaid and taken advantage of with little or no recourse.<br/><br/>Compassion is engendered when a child is separated from her parents when her mother returned to her home country to see her dying or sick mother, and then had difficulties returning to her family in America. The child's father is imprisoned after trying to find his wife at the border, and their daughter has to stay with friends. This could be a really traumatic experience for kids, but that trauma isn't dwelt on in depth. The novel also focuses on the struggles of legal immigrants, many of whom are underemployed, although highly educated."
Jennifer D
"It was good đ"
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"@Likewise how do I read it"
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