American Born Chinese -- Gene Luen Yang, Paperback

Gene Luen Yang is 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 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.

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

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

Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Quill Awards - Nominee
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Michael L. Printz Award - Winner
Award: Green Mountain Book Award - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/12/2006 pg. 36
School Library Journal 09/01/2006 pg. 240
Booklist 09/01/2006 pg. 114
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2006 pg. 342 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2006 pg. 152 - Recommended
Kliatt 11/01/2006 pg. 32
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2007 pg. 13
Library Journal 03/15/2007 pg. 54
New York Times 05/13/2007 pg. 24
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2006 pg. 43
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2007 pg. 1

About the Author
Gene Luen Yang began drawing comic books in the fifth grade. In 1997, he received the Xeric Grant, a prestigious comics industry grant, for Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, his first comics work. He has since written and drawn a number of titles, including Duncan's Kingdom (with art by Derek Kirk Kim), The Rosary Comic Book, Prime Baby and Animal Crackers. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. He also won an Eisner for The Eternal Smile, a collaboration with Derek Kirk Kim. Yang lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he teaches high school