Book

American born Chinese

Yang, Gene Luen (author.). Pien, Lark, (illustrator.).

Summary: "Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format"--Title page verso.

Item details

ISBN: 9781250811899
ISBN: 1250811899
Physical Description: print
233 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: 2021 paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : First Second, [2006]
Copyright: ©2006

Contents / Notes

General Note:	"Now with a new afterword by the author" -- back cover.
Formatted Contents Note:	Story 1: "All Jin Wing wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese American student at the school. Jocki and his bullies pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl." Story 2: "Born to rule over all the monkeys in the world, the story of the Monkey King is one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, he is the most powerful monkey on Earth. But the Monkey King doesn't want to be a monkey. He wants to be hailed as a god ..." Story 3: "Chin-Kee is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, and he's ruining his cousin Danny's life. Danny's a basketball player, a popular kid at school, but every year Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. This year, though, things quickly go from bad to worse" -- Publisher's description.
Target Audience Note:	GN 530L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader MG+ 3.3 1. Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.3 1.0 111766.
Awards Note:	Cybil Award, Graphic novels (ages 13 and up), 2006 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist, 2006 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2007

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