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- Create Date：2022-08-17 06:19:44
- Update Date：2025-09-08
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- Author：Kelly Yang
- ISBN：1338776258
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Reviews
TheNextGenLibrarian
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Mia’s back and going for the goal in the 4th Front Desk book。⚽️ Everyone’s talking about the World Cup coming to LA and it’s Team USA vs。 Team China！ Meanwhile at Mia’s school she’s earning a C in PE， still afraid to play sports， even though her family has health insurance now。 Mia is dying to attend a writer’s workshop， but must have the grades for it so she makes a deal with her coach: if she can get an interview with either Team USA or Team China， she’ll get a better grade in PE。 Mia’s unsure Mia’s back and going for the goal in the 4th Front Desk book。⚽️ Everyone’s talking about the World Cup coming to LA and it’s Team USA vs。 Team China！ Meanwhile at Mia’s school she’s earning a C in PE， still afraid to play sports， even though her family has health insurance now。 Mia is dying to attend a writer’s workshop， but must have the grades for it so she makes a deal with her coach: if she can get an interview with either Team USA or Team China， she’ll get a better grade in PE。 Mia’s unsure who to root for in this match， as she’s from China， but lives and has a home in America now。 As Mia tries to track down each team， she realizes both her identities matter—not just one。🥅 Yang was born to write books: middle grade， YA and I’m sure she would write beautiful adult books as well， but this series has all of my heart。 The way she’s able to write about such important issues such as bullying， racism， immigration， a coming out storyline， familial problems and friendship issues and make them relatable to kids is truly remarkable。 I hope this series continues forever。 Grab all the copies on 9。6。CW: bullying， racism， cheating 。。。more
Jennybeast
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Kelly Yang's life is a fascinating treasure trove of CA history， and she uses it well with her Mia Tang stories。 This one covers home ownership， some sympathy for terrible Mr。 Yao， soccer fever surrounding the World Cup and the contiuing everyday struggle of being anything other than white in America。 Great story， pushes Mia to broaden her skills and interests， and highlights the Chinese Women's soccer team， which is really neat。Advanced Reader's Copy provided by Edelweiss。 Kelly Yang's life is a fascinating treasure trove of CA history， and she uses it well with her Mia Tang stories。 This one covers home ownership， some sympathy for terrible Mr。 Yao， soccer fever surrounding the World Cup and the contiuing everyday struggle of being anything other than white in America。 Great story， pushes Mia to broaden her skills and interests， and highlights the Chinese Women's soccer team， which is really neat。Advanced Reader's Copy provided by Edelweiss。 。。。more
Chris G。
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In this fourth book in the Front Desk series， Mia continues to grapple with what it means to be Chinese American。 It’s 1999 and the Women’s World Cup， pitting the USA against China， has Los Angeles full of patriotic fervor while Mia manages to interview the Chinese team and is inspired by the hard work and courage it has taken them to succeed。 Mia’s mom is coaching the high school math team that includes Mia’s best friend Lupe while former nemesis Jason is struggling with his dad’s expectations。 In this fourth book in the Front Desk series， Mia continues to grapple with what it means to be Chinese American。 It’s 1999 and the Women’s World Cup， pitting the USA against China， has Los Angeles full of patriotic fervor while Mia manages to interview the Chinese team and is inspired by the hard work and courage it has taken them to succeed。 Mia’s mom is coaching the high school math team that includes Mia’s best friend Lupe while former nemesis Jason is struggling with his dad’s expectations。 Themes include discrimination， standing up to unfair treatment， and the importance of not giving up。 Fans of the series will be pleased。 EARC from Edelweiss。 。。。more
Michelle Simpson
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This is such a great series and I adore Mia Tang！ Readers will not be disappointed as Mia returns in book 4 and spends time playing soccer， trying to earn some extra credit to improve her p。e。 grade。 so she can go to journalism camp， and trying to help Jason now that his dad is spending so much time at the motel and restaurant。 I read it in one afternoon/evening！Digital review copy from Edelweiss。plus。
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusWhen Mia gets a C in gym class because she struggles with playing soccer， especially since she's had to be extra careful not to get hurt when her family didn't have insurance， she is devastated， since her scholarship to a news writing camp depends on her getting all As。 She asks her teacher if she can get extra credit， and he agrees that if she can get an interview with players on the women's soccer team who are in town to compete for the World Cup， he will raise E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusWhen Mia gets a C in gym class because she struggles with playing soccer， especially since she's had to be extra careful not to get hurt when her family didn't have insurance， she is devastated， since her scholarship to a news writing camp depends on her getting all As。 She asks her teacher if she can get extra credit， and he agrees that if she can get an interview with players on the women's soccer team who are in town to compete for the World Cup， he will raise her grade。 Her mother， who is now teaching math at the high school， is very dedicated to helping her locate the team， and they spend a lot of time trying to hunt down the Chinese players， since Mia finds their stories， and the fact that they look like her， intriguing。 Meanwhile， Hank is struggling with another restaurant over the rights to his crunch burger， and he feels he is being taken advantage of， but isn't sure how to get the legal solution he wants without going bankrupt。 Jason is trying to convince his father， Mr。 Yao， that he should invest in Hank's restaurant that is attached to the Calivista Motel， but when his father spends money to help out， he also wants to micromanage。 After a leak in the family's garage， Jason finds his father's journals from when he was in middle and high school， and they paint a very different picture of him。 Lupe is on the high school's math team， but their coach is not helpful。 Mia's mother steps in， but is told that her English isn't good enough， and the coach actually gets mad that she helped the team prepare for competition on the sly。 The Tangs are also looking for a house， but running into a lot of problems; it's hard to find an agent， few things in the area are in their price range， and when they find a house they really like， the neighbors lie to them about the nature of the neighborhood in an attempt to keep them out。 Mia's guidance conselour calls her a traitor to the US when she finally snags an interview with the Chinese team， but Mia thinks that he is wrong。 She is lucky enough to translate for the team when they are interviewed by CBS， but dealing with the constant racism in 1990s Southern California is wearing。 Will she be able to pursue her dreams？Strengths: It's great to see women in sports portrayed， even if Mia isn't thrilled about playing sports herself。 The quotes from the newspapers， and the racist and sexist language of just twenty years ago is important for young readers to understand。 I liked that Mia is so passionate about her writing， and so willing to stand up to the constant negativity people throw her way。 While we didn't see a lot of the workings of the hotel， we do get a lot of good glimpses into the restaurant， and Hank and Jason play a big part there。 Lupe's struggles on the math team， and the dealings with the snobbish private school they face in competition， add another facet to the general atmosphere。 I'm sure we will see more books set at the Calavista， and I can't wait to see what house the Tang's end up with。 Weaknesses: I'm ever so slightly confused about the year this book is set， since Three Keys portray events of 1994， and this clearly covers the World Cup of 1999。 What I really think: The series has been popular with my students， so I'll definitely purchase it。 Front Desk is one of our Battle of the Books choices。 This is starting to have a Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Alice McKinley feel to it， and while I wouldn't mind a few more stories about Mia， I've enjoyed Yang's stand alone titles like New From Here and would rather see more of those。 。。。more
Libby
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Yang again draws on her own life and weaves it into the story of Mia and her family and friends at the Calivista Hotel。 This time the historical context is the 1999 Fifa Women's World Cup match between Team USA and Team China， played in California。 But Yang draws in many other elements ranging from one character's confusion over her sexuality and another character's deeply troubled relationship with his father， as well as ongoing issues of racism faced by many of the characters。 Somewhat predict Yang again draws on her own life and weaves it into the story of Mia and her family and friends at the Calivista Hotel。 This time the historical context is the 1999 Fifa Women's World Cup match between Team USA and Team China， played in California。 But Yang draws in many other elements ranging from one character's confusion over her sexuality and another character's deeply troubled relationship with his father， as well as ongoing issues of racism faced by many of the characters。 Somewhat predictably， In appropriate middle grade fashion， all ends well， leaving readers satisfied yet longing to know what's next for their favorite Front Desk characters。 。。。more
Sarah
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EARC provided by Edelweiss Plus This author continues to write such good stories！ Mia’s adventures continue as the Women’s World Cup is taking place in California， and she has worked out a deal with her PE teacher to interview a player to help boost her grade。 Don’t miss the author’s note to learn the real-life connection！
Nuri
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Me trying to find this book online and then checking release date。。。 oh well， it's at least number 5 on the "fall release" books that I want to read！ Can't wait！ Me trying to find this book online and then checking release date。。。 oh well， it's at least number 5 on the "fall release" books that I want to read！ Can't wait！ 。。。more
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