No Shelf Control (Grades 4-6 Book Club)

"Front Desk" by Kelly Yang

Calling all readers in Grades 4-6! Come join our final discussion of the school year: the story of a ten-year-old Chinese American manager of her immigrant family's motel in California!

Mia Tang is kind, courageous, hard-working, and a key part of her family's business. Oh, and she's ten years-old! Come join us to discuss "Front Desk," Kelly Yang's semi-autobiographical novel about a fifth-grade girl handling family, school, and work amid the broader social issues of immigration, racism, poverty, urban life, and customer service for people visiting Disneyland.   

No Shelf Control is a discussion group for students in Grades 4-6 who love to read and have fun talking about books and characters! Tonight is our final meeting of the 2023-2024 school year. You can borrow a copy of "Front Desk" (with a specially prepared reading guide just for our group) from the Connie Morella Library; just ask at the Check Out or Information Desks for the May book for No Shelf Control. You can also access the book as an e-book or audiobook on Libby/Overdrive or as an e-book on Hoopla (it is not currently available as an audiobook on Hoopla). If you get an e-version, please contact Mr. Jeff for the reading guide (jeffrey.coster@montgomerycountymd.gov). Newcomers are welcome! Even if you are not able to finish the reading, please come anyway and see if No Shelf Control might just be the place for you! 

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

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Have questions about this program? Contact the branch at 240-777-0970.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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