We are reading 2023 Newbery Honor book, Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee. Copies of the book are available at the library. The Book Club is held at the Draper Senior Center.
This month, we are discussing 2023 Newbery Honor book, Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee.
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 find the answers.
The Book Club meets on the Second Monday of each month from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at the Draper Senior Center.
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If you would like to participate in the book club, contact Linda Gee at lgee@slcolibrary.org. All adults are welcome.
