Inside Out and Back Again meets Millicent Min, Girl Genius in this timely, hopeful middle-grade novel with a contemporary Chinese twist.
Yao, and go for her dreams?.
Will she be able to hold on to her job, help the immigrants and guests, escape Mr.
But how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language? It will take all of Mia\'s courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year.
Number 3: She wants to be a writer.
Yao, finds out they\'ve been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed.
And if the mean motel owner, Mr.
Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants.
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 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.
Winner of the Asian / Pacific American Award for Children\'s Literature * Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages.
Inside Out and Back Again meets Millicent Min, Girl Genius in this timely, hopeful middle-grade novel with a contemporary Chinese twist