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Maizy Chen's last chance / Lisa Yee.
Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself.
Record details
- ISBN: 1984830252
- ISBN: 9781984830258
- Physical Description: 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | J FIC Yee | 31681020180501 | JFIC | Available | - |
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In Last Chance, Minnesota, with her family, Maizy spends her time at the Golden Palace, the restaurant thatâs been in her family for generations, where she makes some discoveries requiring her to go on a search for answers. Simultaneous eBook. - Random House, Inc.
NEWBERY HONOR AWARD WINNER ⢠NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ⢠ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR YOUTH LITERATURE
Twelve year-old Maizy discovers her familyâs Chinese restaurant is full of secrets in this irresistible novel that celebrates food, fortune, and family.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY School Library Journal ⢠Booklist ⢠The Horn Book ⢠New York Public Library â¢Â One of Slateâs 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years
Welcome to the Golden Palace!
Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota . . . until now. Her momâs 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 and at the Golden Palaceâthe restaurant thatâs been in her family for generationsâshe makes some discoveries.For instance:- You can tell a LOT about someone by the way they order food.Â
- 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 missingâand someone has left a racist noteâMaizy decides itâs time to find the answers.
