Measuring UpAuthor :
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Published : Thursday 10 December 2020
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An ALA Top 10 Graphic Novel of 2021 A· A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A· Fall 2020 Kids Indie Next List A· Featured in Today Showâ?Ts AAPI Heritage Month ListA A· Amazon Best Books November Selection A· Cybils Awards FinalistA A· An NBC AAPI Selection A· Featured in Parents Magazine Book Nook October issue A· A CBC Hot off the Press October SelectionA A· WA State Book Awards FinalistA A· 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!â?oA beautiful story about food, family, and finding your place in the world.â?? â?"Gene Luen Yang, author ofA American Born ChineseA andA Dragon Hoopsâ?oA delicious and heartwarming exploration of identity by a young immigrant trying to find her place in multiple cultures.â?? â?"Remy Lai, author ofA Pie in the SkyA andA 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-mA¡â?Ts, seventieth birthday together. Since she canâ?Tt go to A-mA¡, Cici cooks up a plan to bring A-mA¡ to her by winning the grand prize in a kidsâ?T cooking contest to pay for A-mA¡â?Ts plane ticket!A Thereâ?Ts just one problem: Cici only knows how to cook Taiwanese food. And after her pickled cucumber debacle at lunch, sheâ?Ts determined to channel her inner Julia Child. Can Cici find a winning recipe to reunite with A-mA¡, a way to fit in with her new friends, and somehow find herself too?
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