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Author Yang, Gene Luen.

Title American born Chinese / Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien.

Edition First Square Fish edition.
Publication Info. New York : Square Fish, 2009.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1522879~S1
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 95th Street Teen Graphic Novels  TEEN GN YANG    AVAILABLE
 95th Street Teen Graphic Novels  TEEN GN YANG    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Teen Graphic Novels  TEEN GN YANG    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Teen Graphic Novels  TEEN GN YANG    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Teen Graphic Novels  TEEN GN YANG    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Teen Graphic Novels  TEEN GN YANG    ON HOLDSHELF
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Description 233 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Note "Winner of the Michael L. Printz award"--Cover.
Contents Story 1: "All Jin Wing wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese American student at the school. Jocki and his bullies constantly pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl." Story 2: "Born to rule over all the monkeys in the world, the story of the Monkey King is one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, he is the most powerful monkey on Earth. But the Monkey King doesn't want to be a monkey. He wants to be hailed as a god ..." Story 3: "Chin-Kee is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, and he's ruining his cousin Danny's life. Danny's a basketball player, a popular kid at school, but every year Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. This year, though, things quickly go from bad to worse" -- Publisher's description.
Summary Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format.
Awards Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.
Subject Chinese Americans -- Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
Chinese Americans -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Schools -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre Graphic novels.
Young adult fiction.
Added Author Pien, Lark.
ISBN 9780312384487 (pbk.)
0312384483 (pbk.)
9781250891396 (paperback, reprint)
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SRP 2012
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August 21 2012
SRP 2012 REVIEW: It was a very interesting book that involves many different themes and morals. I also liked it for its humor and different perspectives. An overall good book.
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