pstrongA beautiful story about food, family, and finding your place in the world. --Gene Luen Yang, author of emAmerican Born Chineseem and emDragon Hoopsemstrongpp strongstrongppstrongA delicious and heartwarming exploration of identity by a young immigrant trying to find her place in multiple cultures. --Remy Lai, author of emPie in the Skyem and emFly on the WallemstrongppTwelve-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.ppSince 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.ppAnd 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 so