American Born Chinese

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American Born Chinese

by Gene Luen Yang

ISBN
1596431520
Publisher
First Second
Year
2006
Pages
233

Categories

Comic strip fiction / graphic novelsChinese AmericansJuvenile FictionChildren's Books/Young Adult Graphic NovelsSocial Issues - Prejudice & RacismPeople & Places - United States - Asian AmericanIdentityComics & Graphic Novels - GeneralComics & Graphic Novels / Graphic Novels / GeneralFictionGraphic novels

About this book

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A tour-de-force by New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in this action-packed modern fable. American Born Chinese is an amazing ride, all the way up to the astonishing climax.

American Born Chinese is the winner of the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award, a 2006 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, the winner of the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, an Eisner Award nominee for Best Coloring, a 2007 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, and a New York Times bestseller.