American born Chinese /
Yang, Gene Luen,
American born Chinese / Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien - First edition - 233 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2007
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 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
"Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format"--Title page verso
GN 530L Lexile
9781596432086 159643208X 9781596431522 1596431520 9781596433731 1596433736 9780312384487 0312384483 9780606144841 0606144846 9781451715484 145171548X
9781596431522
2005058105
GBA665238 bnb
PN6727.Y36 / A54 2006 PZ7.7.Y36 / A54 2006
741.5/973
American born Chinese
American born Chinese / Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien - First edition - 233 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2007
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 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
"Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format"--Title page verso
GN 530L Lexile
9781596432086 159643208X 9781596431522 1596431520 9781596433731 1596433736 9780312384487 0312384483 9780606144841 0606144846 9781451715484 145171548X
9781596431522
2005058105
GBA665238 bnb
PN6727.Y36 / A54 2006 PZ7.7.Y36 / A54 2006
741.5/973
American born Chinese