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Room to Dream
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Overview
Room to Dream by Kelly Yang is the third book in her award-winning Front Desk series. The book follows 12-year-old Mia as she travels back to China for the first time since leaving for the United States four years ago. The book tackles important issues such as gentrification, racism, sexism, and xenophobia. It takes place in the 1990s, in Anaheim, California, and Beijing, China, and highlights some of the significant changes that took place in both locations during this time period. Room to Dream was originally published in 2021, preceded by Front Desk and Three Keys.
The edition used for this guide is the Scholastic 2021 edition.
Content Warning: This guide describes and discusses the novel’s treatment of racism and gentrification.
Plot Summary
Twelve-year-old Mia Tang is thrilled to be visiting China again for six weeks over the winter holidays. To prepare, she visits each of her teachers and collects homework assignments from them that she’ll complete while in China. Her English teacher, Ms. Swann, gives her a special assignment. Ms. Swann hands Mia a blank notebook and tells her to write about her experiences there, so she can read it when Mia returns. Mia, who dreams of being a writer one day, accepts the notebook gleefully.
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