Behind the Mic Podcast

Based on the author’s personal experience, this story of 5th grader Mia Tang captures her qualities of cheer, ingenuity, and resilience. Mia moves with her parents from China to California and almost immediately aids them in managing a motel by taking over the front desk. By turns humorous and horrifying, Mia’s optimism sees her through transitions and challenges and wins the hearts of motel weeklies—and of listeners. Published by Listening Library

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On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Assistant Editor Emily Connelly

Support for Behind the Mic comes from Grammy Award-winning publisher Hachette Audio, home to works by James Patterson, JK Rowling, Joel Osteen, David Sedaris, David Baldacci, Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Connelly, and many more bestselling audiobooks.