Gene Luen Yang was the fifth the National Ambassador for Young People's
Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly
known as the MacArthur "Genius" Grant.
A tour-de-force by New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Gene Yang, American Born Chinese
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 new school; the powerful Monkey
King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; 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 in this
action-packed modern fable. American Born Chinese is an amazing ride, all the way up to the astonishing climax.
American Born Chinese
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
New York Times bestseller.
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