Top Story (Front Desk #5)

by Kelly Yang (Author)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade
Series: Front Desk

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues!

Mia Tang is at the top of her game! She's spending winter break with Mom, Lupe, Jason, and Hank in San Francisco's Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it's the place to find a great story--one she hopes to publish while attending journalism camp at the Tribune.

But this trip has as many bumps as the hills of San Francisco . . 1. Mia's camp is full of older kids, with famous relatives, fancy laptops, and major connections! Can she compete with just her pen and passion 2. Lupe's thinking about skipping ahead to college! Will Mia ever get a chance to just chill with her best friend? 3. Jason's crushing hard on a new girl. For the first time ever, Mia is speechless...and jealous. Can she find the courage to tell Jason--gulp--that she has a crush on him?

Even for the best writers, it's not always easy to find the right words. But if anyone can tell a top story, it's Mia Tang!

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Review quotes

Praise for Room to Dream:

* Yang sensitively presents issues like racism, consent, and gentrification in an accessible and engaging manner. — Booklist, starred review

* Fans of this series that keeps going strong will devour this latest entry. — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Praise for Three Keys:

* Mia is the heroine today's readers deserve. — Publishers Weekly, starred review

* Mia Tang returns to battle racism in this thrilling sequel. — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Awards and Praise for Front Desk:

Parents' Choice Gold Medal Fiction Award Winner

NPR Best Books of the Year

Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year

Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year

Washington Post Best Books of the Year

Amazon Best Books of the Year

School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

Bookpage Best Books of the Year

New York Public Library Best Books of the Year

Chicago Public Library Best Books of the Year

Top Ten Debut Novels 2018 — ALA Booklist

Kelly Yang

Kelly Yang is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several books for young readers, including Three Keys, Room to Dream, Key Player, and the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature winner Front Desk, which was also chosen as a Best Book of the Year by multiple publications, including NPR, The Washington Post, and the New York Public Library. Kelly's family immigrated to the United States from China when she was a young girl, and she grew up in California, in circumstances very similar to those of Mia Tang. After attending college at the age of 13, she graduated UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School. She is the founder of The Kelly Yang Project, a leading writing and debating program for children in Asia and the United States. Her writing has been published in South China Morning Post, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic. To learn more about Kelly and the Front Desk series, visit frontdeskthebook.com.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781338858396
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication date
September 20, 2023
Series
Front Desk
BISAC categories
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV074000 - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
JUV039290 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Activism & Social Justice
Library of Congress categories
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