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booklover160's review against another edition
5.0
A delicious tale about a Taiwanese girl moving to America and wanting to bring her beloved grandmother for a visit. To do that, she sets a goal to win a cooking competition for the cash prize and learns about herself and her culture through food. I really liked Cici’s determination and drive to learn. I was so happy for her in the end and I just hope that she pursued cooking in her future. I liked seeing her complicated new relationships with the American kids and how she dealt with the incredible pressure her family put on her.
Overall, wonderful story with a wonderful message wrapped up in delicious food!
Overall, wonderful story with a wonderful message wrapped up in delicious food!
itselvv's review against another edition
قصة مصورة تناقش الهجرة والغربة بطريقة مختلفة، تنتقل بطلة القصة مع عائلتها من تايوان إلى الولايات المتحدة، وهناك، لا تشعر بأن ثقافة بلدها مفهومة، ولذلك، وكأي طفل، تُحرَج منها وتحاول اخفاءها، إلى أن تتعلم بنهاية القصة أننا قد لا نختلف كثيرًا عن بعضنا البعض، وأن الاختلاف يعطي الحياة معنى مختلف، وأبعاد أخرى أكثر جمالًا وامتاعًا.
القصة ناقشت العديد من المواضيع والمشاكل بشكل جدِّي، كاختلاف الثقافات، علاقة الأب بابنته وتعاليمه الصارمة التي وإن كانت تفيدها مستقبلًا فإنها تؤذي علاقتهما الآن، ضعف التواصل بين الاباء والابناء، التأقلم والتكيف مع البيئة الجديدة، واختلاف الاحلام والفرص والامكانيات. ولكن، ومع كل هذه الافكار، استطاعت الكاتبة المحافظة على نبرة قصص الأطفال، فلم تبد القصة صعبة أو كئيبة للنشء، ولم أشعر — من وجهة نظر بالغ — أنها تناولت المواضيع بسطحية، وتحقيق هذا التوازن لهو أمر شديد الصعوبة وتستحق الكاتبة الإشادة على إتقانها لذلك.
megdaven's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was a reread for me because it’s part of the library’s upcoming community read. It is a middle grade graphic novel that satisfies you with laughter and tears. A Taiwanese immigrant girl does fairly well moving to America, albeit this book does a good job showing the effects of micro aggressions, but doesn’t have enough money to bring her gma over for a visit. So she enters a cooking contest, and what transpires involves a hilarious portrayal of cooking show tropes, a Julia Child love affair, and an appreciating of her culture and cooking.
heidisreads's review against another edition
4.0
My 3rd grader read this first and couldn’t stop talking about it so I read it, too and we both loved it. It made us want to look at recipes and try to cook something together.
jannythelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
middle graders graphic fiction. taiwanese girl protagonist moves to US, misses home but makes friends. joins cooking competition to win $$ for ama. friendship, cooking, immigrants, learning, kindness. fun light story
jwinchell's review against another edition
4.0
A delightful story of a girl and her Taiwanese American identity. It includes cooking, like From the Desk of Zoe Washington. Wonderful! A must read.
samanthasaulnier's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
kvensk's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
mbrandmaier's review against another edition
4.0
Cici is adjusting to her move to Seattle from Taiwan and desperately misses her grandmother. She decides to enter a cooking contest so that she can win the cash needed to buy a plane ticket so her grandmother can visit. She makes delicious recipes every week (which made me starving to read about) and learns a few new things about herself and her parents in the process.