KEY PLAYER Front Desk, Book 4

The fourth in Yang's Front Desk series is once again narrated by Sunny Lu. It's lovely to be welcomed back into Mia's life by Lu's familiar voice. Mia, however, is far from comfortable. Her PE class is focusing on soccer as the Women's World Cup is set to take place in Los Angeles. Lu fluidly expresses Mia's divided feelings of loyalty when the Chinese soccer team plays the American team. Furthermore, a bad grade might keep Mia from going to journalism camp. Lu transitions easily from English to Chinese pronunciations. Minor characters have major issues in this audio, and Lu portrays each clearly--always with Mia's clever, sensitive reactions as she aids best friends and family, and even finds compassion for an adversary. S.W. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2022]