Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte

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Web ID: 16397589

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.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- 8-12 years
    • Format- Paperback
    • Product dimension- 5.5" W x 8" H x 0" D
    • Genre- Fiction
    • Publisher- HarperCollins Publishers, Publication date- 10-27-2020
    • Page count- 208
    • ISBN- 9780062973863

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2 years ago
from Georgia

Great Read

I really enjoyed getting to explore a new culture through this fun graphic novel. It talks briefly about it being difficult to get a green card. It speaks in detail of the experiences of moving to a different country and culture through the eyes of the main character. Recommend this as a great read and bought a copy to add to my collection!

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2 years ago
from Arizona

All the Ingredients of a Great Read

Measuring Up is a fun exploration of identity and culture you do not want to miss! When Cici moves from Taiwan to Seattle, everything is different, and she dearly misses her grandmother, A-Má. However, Cici regains hope when she has the opportunity to enter the Platinum Jr. Chef Cooking Contest to try to win the money for a plane ticket to fly A-Má to Seattle for her seventieth birthday. Her dad’s mantra is “good grades, good college, good job,” but what if Cici’s passion is in the kitchen, learning how to combine A-Má’s heat, Julia Child’s recipes, and her own soul into vibrant dishes? Measuring Up tastefully describes Cici’s transition to the United States but does not shield readers from the common misconceptions about Asian cultures and the strangeness of American customs. The graphic novel format will keep readers hooked to see every stage of the cooking process.

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