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 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-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? A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Fall 2020 Kids Indie Next ListFeatured in Parents Magazine Book Nook October issueA CBC Hot off the Press October Selection