Three Keys
Readers rate it 4.4 (21 on Hardcover)
304 pages · Released Sep 21, 2021 · Scholastic Press
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Three Keys is a warm, accessible middle-grade novel about a Chinese-American family navigating immigration concerns, business challenges, and friendship while running a motel. The story centers on resilience, family loyalty, and standing up for what's right, with age-appropriate handling of serious themes like racism and legal uncertainty. While there are some tense moments tied to immigration enforcement and family stress, the tone remains hopeful and character-driven rather than dark or traumatizing.
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Mia Tang thinks she’s going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners of the Calivista Motel, Mia gets to run the front desk with her best friend, Lupe, and she’s finally getting somewhere with her writing! But as it turns out, sixth grade is no picnic… 1. Mia’s new teacher doesn’t think... Mia Tang thinks she’s going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners of the Calivista Motel, Mia gets to run the front desk with her best friend, Lupe, and she’s finally getting somewhere with her writing! But as it turns out, sixth grade is no picnic… 1. Mia’s new teacher doesn’t think her writing is all that great. 2. The motel is struggling, and Mia has to answer to the Calivista’s many, many worried investors. 3. A new immigration law is looming and if it passes, it will threaten everything—and everyone—in Mia’s life. It’s a roller coaster of challenges, and Mia needs all of her determination to hang on tight. But if anyone can find the key to getting through turbulent times, it’s Mia Tang!
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- nyt:childrens-middle-grade-hardcover=2020-10-04
- New York Times bestseller
- Children's fiction
- Race relations, fiction
- Immigrants, fiction
- Asian americans, fiction
- Hotels, motels, etc., fiction
- Chinese americans, fiction
- Chinese, united states, fiction
- California, fiction
- Family, fiction
- Racism
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