Maizy Chen's last chance /
Maisy Chen's last chance.
Lisa Yee.
- First Yearling edition.
- New York : A Yearling Book, 2023.
- 279 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Includes discussion questions. Includes recipe.
Includes bibliographical references (page 273-274).
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. 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.
Ages 8-12. Random House Children's Books. Grades: 3-7. Reading L: 4.6. 670L Lexile.
Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Children's Literature Award Winner, 2023. Newbery Honor Book, 2023.