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American Born Chinese
American Born Chinese
Author: Gene Luen Yang
Indie graphic novelist Gene Yang's intelligent and emotionally challenging American Born Chinese is made up of three individual plotlines: the determined efforts of the Chinese folk hero Monkey King to shed his humble roots and be revered as a god; the struggles faced by Jin Wang, a lonely Asian American middle school student who would do an...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781596431522
ISBN-10: 1596431520
Publication Date: 9/5/2006
Pages: 240
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 62 ratings
Publisher: First Second
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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yaya-and-jae avatar reviewed American Born Chinese on + 51 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This book won the National Book Award for Young People and was chosen as one of Amazon's Top 50 Editor's Picks for 2006. I bought this for my husband who LOVED it, was immediately drawn in on the first chapter and said it was universally appealing to young and old. He also let his 12 year old little sister read it, and she finished it in one day!
skywriter319 avatar reviewed American Born Chinese on + 784 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book became a groundbreaker for graphic novels by winning the 2007 Printz Award, the highest award given to young adult literature. What do a mythical monkey king, a Chinese boy, and a white boy have in common? More than you think!

Jin Wang moves from his almost completely Asian neighborhood to a white suburb. The monkey king (a famous Chinese legend) deals with his arrogance and feelings of superiority, only to be taught humility. Danny, a white boy, must deal with annual visits from his super-Chinese cousin Chin-Kee, who always manages to ruin Danny's life just enough that he is forced to transfer schools at the end of every year.

Each of their tales is touchingly real and raw with truth, and come together in a somewhat confusing ending. Asians and non-Asians alike will appreciate the myth, mystery, and reality that appear in AMERICAN BORN CHINESE. I highly recommend this novel.
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Awesome book. The way the stories intertwine is simply genius. I strongly recommend this graphic novel!


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