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Author Yang, Gene Luen.

Title American born Chinese / Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien
Edition First Square Fish edition
Published New York : Square Fish, 2009

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 MELB CRC  PICTURE BOOK Yan/Abc  AVAILABLE
 W'PONDS CRC  PICTURE BOOK Yan/Abc  AVAILABLE
 W'PONDS CRC  PICTURE BOOK Yan/Abc  AVAILABLE
 PRINT DISABILITY  PDA 20038  UNAVAILABLE
 MELB CRC  PICTURE BOOK Yan/Abc  AVAILABLE
Description 233 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
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 constantly 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
Summary Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format
Analysis Englische Sprache und Literatur
Notes "Winner of the Michael L. Printz award"--Cover
Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
Subject Michael L. Printz Award -- 2007
Chinese Americans -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Chinese Americans -- Fiction.
Chinese Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels -- United States.
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Young adult fiction
Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Identity (Psychology) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Schools -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Young adult fiction
Schools -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Schools -- Fiction.
Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
Cartoons and comics.
Genre/Form Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Fiction.
Picture books.
Author Pien, Lark, illustrator
ISBN 0312384483
9780312384487