Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a Jewish girl, connect in an after school cooking club and bond over food and their mothers' struggles to become United States citizens.
Unsure about her artistic skills, second-grader Yasmin is not looking forward to the art competition at school, but with the support and encouragement of her family she produces a prize-winning painting.
"Yasmin's family is hosting a big party, but Yasmin is worried that the traditional food her family is cooking is too spicy--so her family challenges Yasmin to come up with a dish of her own." --