Three Keys by Kelly Yang is the sequel to Front Desk. Front Desk is available to borrow from the school library, and Three Keys will be available soon! Normally, I would write a post describing what I thought about a book. In the case of Three Keys, though, I was so excited when I finished reading that I immediately jumped to Twitter to share my thoughts. When I thought about Three Keys, I thought about all of the students at Greenbrook who could potentially pick it up and read it. What would they think of it? Would they be able to connect with one or more of the characters in some way? Mia is a budding author; Jason is amazing in the kitchen; and Lupe is developing as both an artist and a mathematician. What's going on around them is also really interesting to me. What's happening in our world is also what's happening in theirs - there's a mirror reflecting our reality back to us through this fictional story. The book dives into immigration; Kelly Yang shows how between legal and undocumented immigrants are both similar and different. We watch as Lupe's family faces what's become a scary reality for so many people - will they be able to stay in California, or will they be deported to Mexico? Racism is also a theme in Three Keys. You'll see how some people use unkind words and treat others with disdain no matter what their skin color or status is. However, there are also many characters, both major and minor, in the book that live with kindness and understanding. They're a model for how we should treat everyone around us, regardless of what they look like or where they're from. One more issue is class, which goes into what you can and can't have and how people see you depending on how much money you have (or how much you don't). Mr. Yao is back with his terrible attitude and the belief that he is above Mia and her family, and he and the Yao family learn a hard lesson about why you should never make people feel like they're less worthy than you are. I won't give away how the story ends or what happens to Mia, Lupe, and Jason (our three keys!), but I will say that it will make you think. It will open your heart. It will help you to understand why we need so much goodness in the world, especially right now, and how to find it inside yourself. I hope you'll reach for Three Keys the next time you're looking for something good to read. (But make sure you read Front Desk first!) Happy Reading! Mrs. Cosenza
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