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4.46 AVERAGE
This book was amazing. The book was just as good as the first, if not better! It was eye-opening to find out the author lived through a similar experience, and it’s horrifying that history is repeating itself now. I hope lots of kids read this to develop empathy and understanding of the experiences of others.
This is an important book. A great way for parents and teachers to discuss laws that discriminate against immigrants. Also, helps to understand that immigrants are not a monolith and no matter how you get to this country, an injustice against any one group of us affects us all and we need to stick together and fight these injustices together. Thank you for writing this story, Kelly Yang.
Don’t skip the authors note at the end! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I love Mia and Lupe and Jason. I ALSO love Mia’s parents and Hank and Lupe’s dad. I love the moments when Mia’s parents are real with each other and the ways they love each other out loud. (Chapter 61, anyone?) I love the evolution of Mia and Lupe’s teacher. Have I mentioned that I love Hank? And Jason’s mom? I’m always here for adults who apologize to kids.
The subtext of this book is Prop 187 and the discrimination that came along with it. Every hate crime in the book is based on a real crime. The afterward is as important as the book.
This series would be excellent for a middle-grade focused book club or a middle grade class including issues of social justice and being an active bystander/upstander in the curriculum.
In response to some of the reviews, I think Kelly Yang and Mia Tang May have a few things in common. Some folks have written that maybe the author didn’t realize that some readers would be put off by the politics in this book. In my opinion, they seem to have missed Mia’s awareness of the opposition to her beliefs and stalwart insistence that her “immigrants welcome” sign remain up. There is no subverting history here, Prop 187 WON in real life and in the book. Kelly Yang is a fabulous writer in whom the whole idea of “semi-autobiographical” shines. I’m confident she knows what she’s doing. I also teach kids the age of this book’s readers. Reviewers have asserted Three Keys is too political and handles themes not appropriate for middle grade readers. I hope those adults are also objecting to our society forcing so many middle-grade-age children to live these themes. From my perspective, Mia and Lupe and Jason are the guides I want for my children and grandchildren and students to think critically and see themselves represented as intelligent and empowered people who have the space to be scared and trustworthy adults to turn to for back up.
The adult characters have helped me up my game as a grown-up, too.
This book series reminds me of One Crazy Summer and P.S. Be Eleven.
I’m looking forward to more.
The subtext of this book is Prop 187 and the discrimination that came along with it. Every hate crime in the book is based on a real crime. The afterward is as important as the book.
This series would be excellent for a middle-grade focused book club or a middle grade class including issues of social justice and being an active bystander/upstander in the curriculum.
In response to some of the reviews, I think Kelly Yang and Mia Tang May have a few things in common. Some folks have written that maybe the author didn’t realize that some readers would be put off by the politics in this book. In my opinion, they seem to have missed Mia’s awareness of the opposition to her beliefs and stalwart insistence that her “immigrants welcome” sign remain up. There is no subverting history here, Prop 187 WON in real life and in the book. Kelly Yang is a fabulous writer in whom the whole idea of “semi-autobiographical” shines. I’m confident she knows what she’s doing. I also teach kids the age of this book’s readers. Reviewers have asserted Three Keys is too political and handles themes not appropriate for middle grade readers. I hope those adults are also objecting to our society forcing so many middle-grade-age children to live these themes. From my perspective, Mia and Lupe and Jason are the guides I want for my children and grandchildren and students to think critically and see themselves represented as intelligent and empowered people who have the space to be scared and trustworthy adults to turn to for back up.
The adult characters have helped me up my game as a grown-up, too.
This book series reminds me of One Crazy Summer and P.S. Be Eleven.
I’m looking forward to more.
I liked Front Desk better but worth it alone for the perspective of what it was like to be an immigrant kid in the time of Prop 187.
Kelly Yang does it again as Mia Tang works hard to navigate 6th grade where she struggles with a teacher who seems to dislike her as well as undocumented immigrants as well as girls who bully her and her friends and want them to "go back where they came from", even the ones who were born in the states. She also continues her shaky relationship with Jason as she learns to separate Jason from his parents, especially his father. If anything, I think this book was even stronger than the first and I was riveted as I followed the saga of Prop 187, which came out the year after I left California, and what it meant to people like her best friend Lupe. Once again, many of the supporting characters shine, including Hank (I love that man), her parents, Lupe, and even her teacher! If you haven't had the chance to read the two books in this series, I highly recommend that you start at the beginning! While I was not an immigrant, my parents were, and the racism that was shown by Mr. Chao and the ladies Mia's mom met at Macy's was not that uncommon among Asian immigrants. Even now, in 2020, I can see how many of the older generations in the Asian community were supportive of Trump and it makes me so upset that they don't see and understand how his policies have hurt people in their community, even if they themselves have not been hurt. The book was extremely well researched and experienced as each of the instances of racism were first hand accounts or experienced by the author herself. 5 stars.
MS Teachers! If you could read this sometime in the next month (before the election) this would be a perfectly timed book!
After reading Front Desk, I couldn’t wait to read more about Mia and her wonderful adventure.
Loved this story! Mia’s courage & passion to continue changing injustices & making a difference is so powerful. I’m glad a book focused on an immigrant’s adventures is out in the world for students to be inspired and encouraged.
Love how Lupe’s undocumented story is the focus and the highlight that unites a community.
Definitely a 5 star book.
Loved this story! Mia’s courage & passion to continue changing injustices & making a difference is so powerful. I’m glad a book focused on an immigrant’s adventures is out in the world for students to be inspired and encouraged.
Love how Lupe’s undocumented story is the focus and the highlight that unites a community.
Definitely a 5 star book.
Mia Tang’s story continues in this “Front Desk 2” book in the series. I loved this book just as much as the first one and read it in a few days. This book follows closely Mia and her friend’s and family’s struggle through the voting over a potential new immigration law — Proposition 187. Set in 1994, when the author was only ten, the author’s notes parallels the immigration experiences then with the legislation passed by the Trump administration. I recommend this for young readers in grades three and up. Hank has my favorite quote from this book: “You can’t give up on people. It’s one of the three keys of friendship. You gotta listen, you gotta care, and most importantly, you gotta keep trying…”