Maizy Chen's Last Chance
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  • Published: 11 July 2023
  • ISBN: 9781984830272
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $16.99

Maizy Chen's Last Chance

(Newbery Honor Award Winner)

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Paperback
11 Jul 2023
Hardback
15 Feb 2022
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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.

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
  • Published: 11 July 2023
  • ISBN: 9781984830272
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $16.99
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Praise for Maizy Chen's Last Chance

* “Captivating. Yee makes the personal political, and prompts readers to consider what it means to be American.”—Horn Book, Starred Review

"Moving, engrossing . . . transformative."—Kirkus Reviews

“Powerful.”—GRACE LIN, Newbery Honor winning author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Brings up much-needed discussion about the importance of community, history, and truth.” —RITA WILLIAMS-GARCIA, Newbery Honor-winning author of One Crazy Summer

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