Top Story Front Desk 5, Kelly Yang
Top Story Front Desk 5, Kelly Yang
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Top Story (Front Desk #5)

Author: Kelly Yang

Series: Front Desk

Narrator: Sunny Lu

Unabridged: 11 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/05/2023


Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues!Mia Tang is at the top of her game!She's spending winter break with Mom, Lupe, Jason, and Hank in San Francisco's Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it's the place to find a great story-one she hopes to publish while attending journalism camp at the Tribune. But this trip has as many bumps as the hills of San Francisco . . .1. Mia's camp is full of older kids, with famous relatives, fancy laptops, and major connections! Can she compete with just her pen and passion?2. Lupe's thinking about skipping ahead to college! Will Mia ever get a chance to just chill with her best friend?3. Jason's crushing hard on a new girl. For the first time ever, Mia is speechless...and jealous. Can she find the courage to tell Jason-gulp-that she has a crush on him?Even for the best writers, it's not always easy to find the right words. But if anyone can tell a top story, it's Mia Tang!

About Kelly Yang

Kelly Yang is the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk (winner of the 2019 Asian Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature), Three Keys, Room to Dream, Key Player, Top Story, Parachutes, Private Label, Yes We Will, New from Here, Finally Seen, and Finally Heard. Front Desk also won the Parents’ Choice Gold Medal, was the 2019 Global Read Aloud, and has earned numerous other honors including being named a best book of the year by The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and NPR. Learn more at KellyYang.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by rowan ☆ on January 28, 2024

Omg!!! I Can NOT wait!!🙊❤️❤️ edit: finally read this!! My local bookstore kindly ordered it for me ✨ this is was fabulous. Kelly Yang is legendary in my book. her characters are super cozy and relatable and this story was awesome as usual. This time Mia is visiting San Francisco and going to a writing......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on November 23, 2023

Another fine and uplifting story including Mia, Lupe and Jason. This time the setting is San Francisco with a math competition for Lupe and a writing camp for Mia.......more

Goodreads review by Deke on December 23, 2023

I had this book preordered but still couldn’t bring myself to read it until now, three months later. I didn’t want Mia’s adventures to really be over! This final chapter is so wonderful, even though it doesn’t take place at the Calivista. This was such a beautiful series and a wonderful journey. So......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on December 21, 2023

this is my recent favorite middle grade series and will be devastated if this is the end......more

Goodreads review by Ricki on October 30, 2023

Book five of a series I’ve loved, but the last one I’ll read. I feel conflicted about this book. One one hand, I adore the protagonist, Mia Tang, and these books have so much heart! On the other hand, as the series goes on, it becomes more nutritious and less delicious. The author was trying to cram......more


Quotes

Praise for Room to Dream:* "Yang sensitively presents issues like racism, consent, and gentrification in an accessible and engaging manner." -- Booklist, starred review* "Fans of this series that keeps going strong will devour this latest entry." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewPraise for Three Keys:* "Mia is the heroine today's readers deserve." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* "Mia Tang returns to battle racism in this thrilling sequel." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewAwards and Praise for Front Desk:Parents' Choice Gold Medal Fiction Award WinnerNPR Best Books of the YearKirkus Reviews Best Books of the YearPublishers Weekly Best Books of the YearWashington Post Best Books of the YearAmazon Best Books of the YearSchool Library Journal Best Books of the YearBookpage Best Books of the YearNew York Public Library Best Books of the YearChicago Public Library Best Books of the YearTop Ten Debut Novels 2018 -- ALA Booklist* "Much-needed." -- Booklist, starred review* "Empowered." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "Swiftly-moving." -- School Library Journal, starred review* "Powerful." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review