NEWBERY HONOR AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR
YOUTH LITERATURETwelve year-old Maizy discovers her family’s 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 • The Horn Book • New York Public
LibraryWelcome 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 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. 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.
