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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.

Table of 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 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.

Author/Creator:

Yang, Gene Luen , author

Contributors:

Pien, Lark , illustrator

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

American born Chinese [by Yang, G.L.]

Subjects:

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

Identity (Psychology)

Schools

United States

Genres:

Graphic novels

Fiction

Comic books, strips, etc.

Juvenile works

General Notes:

National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist, 2006.
Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2007.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.3 1.0 111766.

Physical Description:

233 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Call Numbers:

JFic Y22am

ISBNs:

9781596432086 (Collector's ed.)
159643208X (Collector's ed.)
9781596431522
1596431520
9781596433731
1596433736

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2005058105

OCLC Numbers:

63295041