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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 Selection For 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 Wall 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?
Product details
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Edition:
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1
- Languages:
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Original:
English
- Number of Pages:
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208
- Age Recommendation:
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8 – 12 years
- Publisher:
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HarperCollins
- Publication Date:
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2020-10-27
- Release Date:
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2020-12-10
- ISBN / EAN:
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9780062973863
- Weight:
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404 g
- Dimensions:
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14/20/1 cm
- GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
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[email protected]
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