Front Desk
by Kelly Yang • Book 1 of the Front Desk Series
45 Total Resources 11 Awards 52 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2018
Word Count 64,171
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196541, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Immigrants
- Chinese
- Exploitation--Juvenile fiction
- Chinese--California, Southern--Juvenile fiction
- Hotels, motels, etc.--Fiction
- California, Southern--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Self-confidence--Juvenile fiction
- California, Southern--Juvenile fiction
- California, Southern
- Chinese Americans
- Motels
- Exploitation
- Self-confidence--Fiction
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction
- Immigrants--California, Southern--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Motels--California, Southern--Juvenile fiction
- Immigrants--Fiction
- Immigrant families--California, Southern--Juvenile fiction
- Immigrant families
- Hotels, motels, etc
- Chinese Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Friendship--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Friendship
- Self-confidence
- Lists With This Book
- ELL Stories
- #OwnVoices for 4-8
- Inequity, Equality, and Organizing
- Sample: StudyForge
- Read Alikes for Great Expectations
- Embracing All Families Elementary
- Sample: CKLA Gr 4 Contemporary Fiction
- Immigration Stories
- AAPI Community
- Stories Beyond Borders
- Across Cultures: AAPI Heritage
- Family and Friends: AAPI Heritage
- Books From All 50 States - California
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kelly Yang about Front Desk
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kelly Yang
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kelly Yang
Created by TeachingBooks
Author's note by Kelly Yang
Created by Front Desk
Interview with Kelly Yang
Created by NBC News
Interview with Kelly Yang
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Kelly Yang
Created by South China Morning Post
Interview with Kelly Yang
Created by Children's Book Review
Interview with Kelly Yang
Created by YAYOMG!
Interview with Kelly Yang
Created by WBUR Boston
Interview with Kelly Yang
Created by MG Book Village
Interview with Kelly Yang
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Kelly Yang
Created by Kidlit These Days
Interview with Kelly Yang
Created by Parent Education Series
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 14
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Parent/Family Discussion Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League
Educator's Guide from Anti-Defamation League
Created by Anti-Defamation League
Teen Writing Class #11 - Writing From Experience from Kelly Yang
Created by Kelly Yang
Teen Writing Class #8 - Setting from Kelly Yang
Created by Kelly Yang
Teen Writing Class #5 -- (POV) Point of View from Kelly Yang
Created by Kelly Yang
Teen Writing Class #4 -- Act Structure from Kelly Yang
Created by Kelly Yang
Teen Writing Class #2 -- Scenes from Kelly Yang
Created by Kelly Yang
Teen Writing Class -- Class #1: Character from Kelly Yang
Created by Kelly Yang
Discussion Guide from Scholastic
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Discussion Guide from Front Desk
Created by Front Desk
Classroom Ideas from Walker Books Australia
Created by Walker Books Australia
Curriculum Connections from Vermont Department of Libraries
Created by Vermont Department of Libraries
Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Kelly Yang
Created by Kelly Yang
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sunny Lu
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Scholastic
Created by Scholastic
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 11
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2024
Selection, 2022
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2023
Winner, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2018
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2018
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2018
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