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Maizy Chen's Last Chance: (Newbery Honor Award Winner)


School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8

No. of pages 288

Published: 2022

Great for age 7-13 years

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NEWBERY HONOR AWARD WINNER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR YOUTH LITERATURETwelve year-old Maizy discovers her familys 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 TheHorn Book New York Public LibraryWelcome to the Golden Palace!Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota . . . until now. Her moms 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 Palacethe restaurant thats been in her family for generationsshe makes some discoveries.For instance:You can tell a LOT about someone by the way they order food.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 missingand someone has left a racist noteMaizy decides its time to find the answers.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published in 2022 by Random House USA Inc .

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This book has been nominated for the following award:

National Book Award
This book was recognised by the National Book Award.