American Born Chinese

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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.

Author: Gene Luen Yang
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: First Second
Published: 09/05/2006
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781596431522
Revised Edition

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 111766 / American Born Chinese


Award: 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Winner - Young Adult
Award: 2007 Quill Awards Nominee - Young Adult/Teen
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12
Award: 2007 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Recommended - Fourteen and Up
Award: 2009 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Teen
Award: 2008 Green Mountain Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12
Award: 2006 Cybils Winner - Graphic Novel/YA