The first 15 participants to regis ter will receive a free copy of the book\, generously purchased by the Fri ends of the Library. You must attend the book club meeting in ord er to keep the book.
\nAdditional copies are available for checkout at BPL and on the Libby app.
\nBook Summary: \;
\nTwelve-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 celeb rate her grandmother\, A-ma's\, seventieth birthday together. \;
\nSince she can't go to A-ma\, Cici cooks up a plan to bring A-ma to her by winning the grand prize in kids' cooking contest to pay for A-ma's plan e 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 t o channel her inner Julia Child. \;
\nCan Cici find a winning re cipe to reunite with A-ma\, a way to fit in with her new friends\, and som ehow find herself too? \;
\n\n"A beautiful story about fo od\, family\, and finding your place in the world."- Gene Luen Yang\, auth or of American Born Chinese and Dragon Hoops
\nAn ALA top 10 Graphic Novel of 2021\, Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Sele ction\, AAPI Heritage Month List
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Questions? Email Sarah Hanst\,
Children's Library Specialist - shanst@bentonvillear.com
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