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American born Chinese  Cover Image Book Book

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

Yang, Gene Luen, (author.). Pien, Lark, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781596432086
  • ISBN: 159643208X
  • ISBN: 9781596431522
  • ISBN: 1596431520
  • ISBN: 9781596433731
  • ISBN: 1596433736
  • ISBN: 9780312384487
  • ISBN: 0312384483
  • Physical Description: 233 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : First Second, ©2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2007.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Target Audience Note:
GN 530L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG+ 3.3 1.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.3 1.0 111766.
Awards Note:
Cybil Award, Graphic novels (ages 13 and up), 2006
National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist, 2006.
Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2007.
Subject: Chinese Americans > Comic books, strips, etc.
Chinese Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Comic books, strips, etc.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Chinese Americans > Fiction.
Identity > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
Cartoons and comics.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION > Comics & Graphic Novels.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION > People & Places > United States > Asian American.
Chinese Americans.
Graphic novels.
Identity (Psychology)
Schools.
Chinese Americans > Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
School stories.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Cartoons and comics.
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc. > Young adult.
Graphic novels > Young adult.
Young adult nonfiction.
Young adult works.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Fiction.
Graphic novels.
Juvenile works.
Young adult fiction.
Graphic novels.
Cartoons.
Graphic novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library YA Graph Yang 2006 289540 YA Graphic Available -

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