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1) Front desk
Author
Series
Front desk volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade...
Author
Language
English
Description
Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into the country under the welcoming guise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of a Texas oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera. Photography--and fate--introduce...
3) Three keys
Author
Series
Front desk volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: 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... 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...
Author
Series
Eloise (Kay Thompson) volume 1
Language
English
Description
"An ebullient six-year-old Eloise describes her busy life in New York City's Plaza Hotel"--
6) Hotel Bruce
Author
Series
Mother Bruce volume 2
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A reluctant mother to four young geese, grumpy Bruce the bear loses his temper when he migrates home in the spring only to discover that mice have converted his den into a hotel.
Author
Series
Greenglass House volume 1
Language
English
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Description
At Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing but soon guests are arriving with strange stories about the house sending Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, on an adventure.
Author
Series
Greenglass House volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Milo is stuck spending the winter holidays in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem-again! He will have to work with friends old and new to uncover clues in search of a mysterious map and a famous smuggler's lost haul"--
9) Floors
Author
Series
Floors volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Ten-year-old Leo's future and the fate of the extraordinary Whippet Hotel, where his father is the maintenance man, are at stake when a series of cryptic boxes leads Leo to hidden floors, strange puzzles, and unexpected alliances.
12) Winterhouse
Author
Series
Winterhouse volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Elizabeth, eleven, spends Christmas break at Winterhouse hotel under strange circumstances, where she discovers that she has magic, and her love of puzzles helps her solve a mystery.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Language
English
Description
Hamster Holmes and his firefly sidekick, Dr. Watt, have a new case. They are staying in a hotel in town that might be haunted! Will Hamster Holmes get to the bottom of this mystery? Or will it keep him up at night?
16) Malamander
Author
Series
Legends of Eerie-on-Sea volume 1
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"Its winter in the town of Eerie-on-Sea, where the mist is thick and the salt spray is rattling the windows of the Grand Nautilus Hotel. Inside, young Herbert Lemon, Lost and Founder for the hotel, has an unexpected visitor. It seems that Violet Parma, a fearless girl around his age, lost her parents at the hotel when she was a baby, and shes sure that the nervous Herbert is the only person who can help her find them. The trouble is, Violet is being...
17) Madame Badobedah
Author
Publisher
Walker Books US
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
Who is Madame Badobedah? Mabel sets out to prove that an eccentric new hotel guest is really a supervillain in this witty storybook about an intergenerational friendship. There's a strange new guest at the Mermaid Hotel -- a very old lady with a growly voice, bags stuffed with jewelry and coins and curiosities, and a beady-eyed pet tortoise. Mabel, whose parents run the hotel, is suspicious. Who is this Madame Badobedah (it rhymes with Oo la la )...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"Seth is a kitchen boy at the remote Last Chance Hotel. His father has long ago left, leaving him imprisoned until he is old enough to set out on his own. If there's any hope he has, it's to be the greatest chef that ever lived... just like his father. One night, a band of magicians begin to arrive to participate in a secret meeting -- a Prospect Selection Procedure to determine the most talented magicians in the world, judged by their leader Dr....
19) Code Blob!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spolight
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Mavis wants to help her friend Wendy, an adorable little green blob with a heart of gold, who lives at Hotel Transylvania with her family. Other monsters keep telling Wendy that she is too cute and too little, and Wendy is sick of it! Mavis sets out to help Wendy prove she's more than just an adorable little blob, but in the process, she accidentally turns Wendy into a giant!
20) The Inn Between
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
During a long car trip, best friends Quinn and Kara explore the strange and creepy goings-on at a remote Nevada inn when Kara's family stops for the night.
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