Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur "Genius" Grant.

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.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Yang, Gene Luen
ISBN: 9781596431522
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.40 x 0.70
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Year: 2006

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What it means to be Chinese American & the difficultly of growing up different.

Shara R. - 8 years ago

Gene Luen Yang successfully produced a new and intriguing purpose for graphic novels in this book "American Born Chinese" by intertwining three narratives, showing different perspectives of what it's like to grow up as a Chinese American and what it means to be who you are. Using the revolving stories of a Chinese Monkey God angry over being a monkey among other great Gods, two young boys in school together struggling to come to terms with being Asian American, and another of a boy named Danny with a cousin who pays him visits every year, but embarrasses him by expressing a hyperbolic representation of Chinese stereotypes, Luen Yang creates a visually appealing and emotionally impactful look at what it's like to grow up in a world where you feel isolated, different, and the effect that racial stereotyping and bullying can have on young people. An easy, fast and enjoyable read for anyone who enjoys sociology, graphic novels or Chinese culture, this book is a surprising educational tool that should make its way into more schools and libraries, and Gene Luen Yang needs to keep them coming.
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What it means to be Chinese American & the difficultly of growing up different.