{"product_id":"maizy-chens-last-chance","title":"Maizy Chens Last Chance","description":"\u003cb\u003eNEWBERY HONOR AWARD • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST •\u003cbr\u003eASIAN\/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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the Golden Palace!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaizy 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:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eYou can tell a LOT about someone by the way they order food. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnd people can surprise you. Sometimes in good ways, sometimes in disappointing ways.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnd the Golden Palace has secrets.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Heartfelt, personal, and real—this book is a gift.” —TAE KELLER, Newbery Medal–winning author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen You Trap a Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57410789704062,"sku":"NW9781984830272","price":7.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781984830272.jpg?v=1778739100","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/maizy-chens-last-chance","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}