十二歲的Cici剛從台灣搬到美國西雅圖，思念遠在台灣的阿嬤。為了讓阿嬤來美國參加七十大壽，她報名參加兒童料理比賽，希望用獎金買機票。但她熟悉的是台灣菜，卻發現同學不易接受。Cici努力學做「美式」料理，也在過程中質疑自己是不是該改變才能被接受。本書以料理為主軸，呈現移民家庭孩子在文化轉換中的矛盾與堅持。For fans of American Born Chinese and Roller Girl, this full color, contemporary heartwarming graphic novel proves food always has a way of bringing people together no matter the distance, by debut talent Lily LaMotte and Ann Xu.Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved to Seattle from Taiwan, and the only thing she wants more than to fit in is to celebrate A-má's 70th birthday together. Since she can’t go to A-má, Cici cooks up a plan to bring A-má to her and surprise her parents—by winning the grand prize in a kids’ cooking contest to pay for A-má's ticket!There's just one problem: Cici only knows how to cook Taiwanese food. And after her pickled cucumbers are mistaken for worms at lunch, she's determined to cook something American. Channeling her inner Julia Child, she cooks her way closer to the prize money—that is until she starts to los
