{"product_id":"measuring-up-9780062973870","title":"Measuring Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Born Chinese\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRoller Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMeasuring Up\u003c\/em\u003e is an own voices graphic novel debut from Lily LaMotte and Ann Xu \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful story about food, family, and finding your place in the world.\" --Gene Luen Yang, author of\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Born Chinese\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDragon Hoops\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A delicious and heartwarming exploration of identity by a young immigrant trying to find her place in multiple cultures.\" --Remy Lai, author of\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePie in the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFly on the Wall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFall 2020 Kids Indie Next List\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured in Parents Magazine Book Nook October issue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA CBC Hot off the Press October Selection \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harperalley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062973870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.70w x 0.90d","brand":"Lily Lamotte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38027513790645,"sku":"9780062973870","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7410047d-cf58-43a0-a9d2-bfe99ef3dfbb.jpg?v=1609193036","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/measuring-up-9780062973870","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}