Status
Available
Publication
Square Fish (2008), Edition: First, 240 pages
Library's review
"Gene Luen Yang was the fifth 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
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." www.amazon.com
A tour-de-force by New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of
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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." www.amazon.com
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Subjects
Awards
National Book Award (Finalist — Young People's Literature — 2006)
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Nominee — 2009)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 9-12 — 2008)
Eisner Award (Nominee — 2007)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2009)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2009)
Green Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2008)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Recommended — 2009)
Harvey Award (Winner — 2007)
Asian American Literary Award (Winner — 2007)
Printz Award (Winner — 2007)
The White Ravens (2007)
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Nominee — 2009)
CYBILS Awards (Winner — 2006)
James Cook Teen Book Award (Honor Book — 2007)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2007)
CCBC Choices (2007)
Idaho Battle of the Books (2019)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens (Top Ten — 2007)
OYAN Book Rave (2007)
Original language
English
Original publication date
2006
ISBN
0312384483 / 9780312384487