YEE, Lisa. Maizy Chen’s Last Chance. NY: Random House [2022]. 8vo, [viii] 277pp. Yellow board spine stamped in red with olive boards. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed). Signed by the author, Lisa Yee!

 

First edition. 2023 Newbery Honor Book! Maizy is only supposed to spend a couple of weeks in Last Chance, Minnesota as her mom helps grandfather get 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. But her discoveries also lead to question: Like, why are her mom and her grandmother always fighting? Who are the people in the photographs on the office wall? But 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.