Bluestem 2023

Interest Level:  Grades 3 to 7

Twelve-year-old Cici's life in Taiwan is upended when her parents decide to immigrate to Seattle. Saying goodbye to her friends is difficult, but leaving her beloved caretaker, cook, and grandmother, A-Má, is much worse. Determined to bring A-Má over to celebrate her 70th birthday, Cici decides to enter Platinum Jr. Chef, a six-round Saturday cooking competition at a local cooking store with a $1,000 prize