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
