{"id":47501,"date":"2020-11-17T13:47:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T18:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=47501"},"modified":"2020-11-17T13:47:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T18:47:47","slug":"measuring-up-by-lily-lamotte-illustrated-by-ann-xu-in-shelf-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/measuring-up-by-lily-lamotte-illustrated-by-ann-xu-in-shelf-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte, illustrated by Ann Xu [in Shelf Awareness]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-47362\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Measuring-Up-Lily-LaMotte-BookDragon-550x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Measuring-Up-Lily-LaMotte-BookDragon-550x800.jpg 550w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Measuring-Up-Lily-LaMotte-BookDragon.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Debut author Lily LaMotte draws on her immigrant experiences \u2013 as well as her cooking show obsession \u2013 for a toothsome #OwnVoices graphic feast vibrantly illustrated by the Ignatz-nominated Ann Xu.<\/p>\n<p>For 12-year-old Cici, leaving Taiwan means separation from her beloved A-m\u00e1 (grandmother). In Seattle, Cici&#8217;s classmates accuse her of eating &#8220;rotten worms&#8221; for lunch; the family mantra (&#8220;good grades, good college, good job, good life&#8221;) adds extra stress; and her overworked parents make her miss A-m\u00e1 even more. Entering a kids&#8217; cooking contest with a cash prize provides the promising opportunity Cici needs to bring A-m\u00e1 to Seattle for her 70th birthday. In <em>Measuring Up<\/em> \u2013 as a chef, yes, but also as a friend, daughter, granddaughter \u2013 Cici figures out just the right ingredients for satisfying success.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shelf-awareness.com\/readers-issue.html?issue=971#m16983\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">&#8220;Gift Issue,&#8221; <em>Shelf Awareness<\/em>, November 17, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2020<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debut author Lily LaMotte draws on her immigrant experiences \u2013 as well as her cooking show obsession \u2013 for a toothsome #OwnVoices graphic feast vibrantly illustrated by the Ignatz-nominated Ann Xu. For 12-year-old Cici, leaving Taiwan means separation from her beloved A-m\u00e1 (grandmother). 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