Conversation with “Front Desk” author Kelly Yang

FRONT DESK is Kelly Yang’s award-winning middle grade debut novel about a 10-year-old Chinese American immigrant girl who manages the front desk of a motel while her parents clean the rooms. FRONT DESK was awarded the 2019 Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, the Parents’ Choice Gold Medal, is the 2019 Global Read Aloud, and has earned numerous other honors. 

Young readers and their parents can meet Kelly Yang and hear her talk about the book and her life as an immigrant in the United States. Ms. Yang will sign books at the reception.