Measuring Up : A Graphic Novel

An ALA Top 10 Graphic Novel of 2021 � A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection � Fall 2020 Kids Indie Next List � Featured in Today Show's AAPI Heritage Month List�� Amazon Best Books November Selection � Cybils Awards Finalist�� An NBC AAPI Selection � Featured in Parents Magazine Book Nook October issue � A CBC Hot off the Press October Selection�� WA State Book Awards Finalist�� Texas Library Association Little Maverick SelectionFor fans of American Born Chinese and Roller Girl, Measuring Up is a don't-miss graphic novel debut from Lily LaMotte and Ann Xu!"A beautiful story about food, family, and finding your place in the world." -Gene Luen Yang, author of�American Born Chinese�and�Dragon Hoops"A delicious and heartwarming exploration of identity by a young immigrant trying to find her place in multiple cultures." -Remy Lai, author of�Pie in the Sky�and�Fly on the WallTwelve-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-m�'s, seventieth birthday together. Since she can't go to A-m�, Cici cooks up a plan to bring A-m� to her by winning the grand prize in a kids' cooking contest to pay for A-m�'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-m�, a way to fit in with her new friends, and somehow find herself too?