Maizy Chen's Last Chance: (Newbery Honor Award Winner) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781984830272)

NEWBERY HONOR AWARD - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST -
ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR YOUTH LITERATURE WINNER - Twelve year-old Maizy discovers her family's Chinese restaurant is full of secrets in this irresistible novel that celebrates food, fortune, and family.

Welcome to the Golden Palace!

Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota . . . until now. Her mom's plan is just to stay for a couple weeks, until her grandfather gets better. But plans change, and as Maizy spends more time in Last Chance (where she and her family are the only Asian Americans) and at the Golden Palace--the restaurant that's been in her family for generations--she makes some discoveries. For instance:

• You can tell a LOT about someone by the way they order food.

• And people can surprise you. Sometimes in good ways, sometimes in disappointing ways.

• And the Golden Palace has secrets.

But the more Maizy discovers, the more questions she has. Like, why are her mom and her grandmother always fighting? Who are the people in the photographs on the office wall? And when she discovers that a beloved family treasure has gone missing--and someone has left a racist note--Maizy decides it's time to find the answers.

"Heartfelt, personal, and real--this book is a gift." --TAE KELLER, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Trap a Tiger

Author: Lisa Yee
ISBN-10: 1984830279
ISBN-13: 9781984830272
Publisher: Yearling Books
Language: English
Published: 04/04/2023
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.15w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515527 / Maizy Chen's Last Chance

Award: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - Winner
Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book