American Born Chinese - English Edition

A tour-de-force by bestselling graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, 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 school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest tales from Chinese folklore; 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 ina twenty-first-century fable that is hilarious, poignant, and action-packed. First published in 2006, was soon hailed as a modern masterpiece of young adult literature and established Gene Luen Yang as a leading voice of his generation. 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 bestseller. Author - Gene Luen Yang Illustrator - Gene Luen Yang Number of Pages - 240 Format - SOFTCOVER Publisher - First Second Published - 2023-04-04