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Measuring Up (Hardcover)
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Measuring Up (Hardcover)
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List price R646
Loot Price R594
Discovery Miles 5 940
You Save R52 (8%)
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For fans of American Born Chinese and Roller Girl, Measuring Up is
an own voices 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-ma's, seventieth birthday together.
Since she can't go to A-ma, Cici cooks up a plan to bring A-ma to
her by winning the grand prize in a kids' cooking contest to pay
for A-ma'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-ma, a way to fit in
with her new friends, and somehow find herself too? A Junior
Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Fall 2020 Kids Indie Next
List Featured in Parents Magazine Book Nook October issue A CBC Hot
off the Press October Selection
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