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Maizy Chen's last chance / Lisa Yee.

Last chance (portion title)

Yee, Lisa, (author.).

Summary:

"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" -- Provided by publisher.

"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."-- Publisher's website, viewed online on August 12, 2023

Record details

ISBN: 9781984830258
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ISBN: 1536478822
Physical Description: 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Random House Children's Books, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher and pagination may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 273).
Target Audience Note:	Ages 8-12. Random House Children's Books. Grades: 3-7. 670L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 6 515527.
Awards Note:	Newbery Honor Book, 2023 A Junior Library Guild selection Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Children's Winner, 2023 Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book, 2023 National Book Award, Children Finalist, 2022 Horn Book Fanfare List, 2023 School Library Journal Best Books, 2022 Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature, Best Books, 2022 Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth, 2022