Measuring Up
Written by Lily LaMotte
Illustrated by Ann Xu
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than to fit in at her new school is to celebrate her grandmother, A-má’s, seventieth birthday together.
Since she can’t go to A-má, Cici cooks up a plan to bring A-má to her by winning the grand prize in a kids’ cooking contest to pay for A-má’s plane ticket! There’s just one problem: Cici only knows how to cook Taiwanese food.
And after her pickled cucumber debacle at lunch, she’s determined to channel her inner Julia Child. Can Cici find a winning recipe to reunite with A-má, a way to fit in with her new friends, and somehow find herself too?
Primary ISBN: 9780062973870
Publication Date: October 2020
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 08 or older
Community Represented: Taiwanese/Taiwanese American
Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Format: Graphic Novel, Immigrant: Economic
Setting: United States
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Immigrant
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