Front Desk (Scholastic Gold)

"It is a very nice book. Must read for children " - as said by my daughter

A book that cannot be described in words. It is a novel literally fighting against racism and towards equality. I would recommend it for kids and adults both

Middle school to adults everyone should read this book. Such a wholesome book. Easily favourite book of all time. Please read this book.

"You can't win if you don't play." This is the kind of book I would want every school library must have. "It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library." (Her first thought on attending a new school.) This is the story of a girl whose family moved from China and is having a hard time dealing with the difficult owner of the motel where her parents are given the job of full-time managers. They meet different kinds of people, the good and the bad. The way the story is being written tells that giving up and living like a victim are not the solutions. I loved how hopeful this story made me feel. It feels so good reading about a family struggling their days to survive but living their lives like they would do everything they could to protect themselves and those they care about. It's their never giving up attitude on the ones they love that made all the difference. Unity in diversity indeed. "I would make them a cup of tea if they were having a bad day. And I would get it out of them what happened. Because sometimes terrible things happen, but there's nothing more terrible than not having anybody to tell it to." The multicultural representation is done so well. The culture shock and the circumstances in which the new migrants struggle to survive, the ways they try to adjust to the unfairness and how things really get to be difficult for them are shown in the story in such a way that it's realistic and told quite genuinely. There are so many stories happening in this story! I loved every bit of it. Such a good book. I don't know what I have been reading all this time. "Here we are, strangers from all corners of the world, blown to the Calivista by the winds of life, only to find each other and reemerge as a new family." "Life's short and it's important to celebrate the good stuff when it happens." *Bullying, racist remarks and acts And this one on gender discrimination that still exists: "There used to be a time when I let my cousins walk all over me. They were all boys, and I was the only girl, and in China, girls are kind of like spare tires. It's nice if you have one, but they're not important." You will come across one of the most hateful fictional characters in this book. Mr. Yao. Go to hell. And seriously, mothers stop putting down your daughters. It sucks as it happens more in real. Do read the author's note at the end of the book. You will see why the story is so real. Dear author, you're the best writer as Mia is in the story. I see you in her.

Amazing paper quality & good to read

A nice read for teenagers!

It’s a great book. The story is absolutely brilliant. My daughter who is 10 years old loved it. In fact I too liked it quite a lot. However the paper quality is not good. Given the cost of the book the paper is very cheap. I felt like it was a copy.

Book doesn’t seem to be new, and appears to be a second hand copy.