**A Michael L. Printz Award winner, a National Book Award finalist, and
a New York Times bestseller!
**
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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