Measuring Up — Content Guide for Parents
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
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
Frequently asked questions
Is Measuring Up appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Cici, a girl who moved from Taiwan to Seattle, faces teasing about her food and other racist comments, and the story is built around her Taiwanese and American identity.
Does Measuring Up have violence?
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Does Measuring Up have scary content?
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Does Measuring Up have religion?
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Does Measuring Up have race & culture?
Found (Central): Cici, a girl who moved from Taiwan to Seattle, faces teasing about her food and other racist comments, and the story is built around her Taiwanese and American identity.
Does Measuring Up have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Measuring Up have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Measuring Up have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Measuring Up have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Measuring Up have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
