Annika’s Book Trail

In the book, Front Desk, by Kelly Yang, every day while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. They have never been able to afford a lot of things. Her parents hide immigrants because they know how people feel when they don’t have a place to stay. Mia manages to find a friend to help her through this time. If the horrible motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they’ve been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed and may not have a place to stay. But with the luck of the residents, the Tangs may just be able to buy the motel. What will happen next to the Tangs? Will they be able to stay in California or move back to China? Read Front Desk to find out.

If you liked Front Desk, then you should read The House That Lou Built by Mae Respicio. It is about a girl named Lou who has this land because everyone on her dad’s side died and so did her dad. Her mom is trying to move them to Washington but she is afraid that her land is going to be sold. She’s afraid to leave her grandmother alone. Will they move to Washington? Read The House That Lou Built by Mae Respicio and don’t forget to read Front Desk by Kelly Tang.

   In the book, Fish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Ally Nickerson has dyslexia and has a hard time reading. During Ally’s journey, she meets two people who are about to become her friends, and their names are Keisha and Albert. Ally also has an enemy named Shay and her posse. Ally has to find a way to over concor her disability which is dyslexia. She will have more challenges to face. Also will need more people like her teacher to help her. Will Ally be able to survive 6th grade? Will she get more friends to help her? Read Fish in a Tree to find out what happens next.

 

    If you like this book then you should read Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. It is about a girl named Melody Brooks. She has cerebral palsy which is a struggle for the difficulty of muscle coordination. She still got enrolled into a public school, forcing her to start noticing her differences from the kids around her. Melody joins her school’s trivia team, where she begins to show her knowledge. Please read Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper and don’t forget to read Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullay Hunt.