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Description:

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. Number 3: She wants to be a writer. It will take all of Mia's courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year.

subjects: juvenile fiction,  juvenile literature,  Self-confidence,  Chinese,  Immigrants,  Exploitation,  Immigrant families,  Motels,  Friendship,  Children's fiction,  Immigrants, fiction,  Family, fiction,  California, fiction,  Chinese, united states, fiction,  nyt:middle-grade-paperback-monthly=2019-10-13,  New York Times bestseller,  Hotels, motels, etc., fiction,  Self-confidence, fiction,  Chinese americans, fiction

Places: Southern California,  United States,  California