American Born Chinese

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Paperback
Author: Gene Luen Yang
Illustrator: Gene Luen Yang
Publisher: First Second
Publish Date: September 2006
Language: English
Reading Level: 3.3
EAN: 9781596431522

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Overview

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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.

Details

Pages: 240
Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.1 x 0.7 in
Lexile Score: 530
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus (MG+)
Point Value: 1
ISBN: 1596431520

Awards

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