American born Chinese /
Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien.

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Main Author
Yang, Gene Luen
Related Names
Pien, Lark, colorist.
Language(s)
English
Published
©2006
New York : First Second, 2006.
Edition
First edition.
Subjects
Sun, Wukong > (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction.
Sun, Wukong > (Fictitious character) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc.
School stories.
Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
Chinese Americans > Fiction.
Enfants d'immigrés > Bandes dessinées.
Enfants appartenant à des minorités > Bandes dessinées.
Michael L. Printz Award
Schools
Identity (Psychology)
Graphic novels
Chinese Americans
YOUNG ADULT FICTION > People & Places > United States > Asian American.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION > Comics & Graphic Novels.
Racisme > États-Unis > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Adolescents > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Écoles > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Écoles > Bandes dessinées.
Identité (Psychologie) > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Identité (Psychologie) > Bandes dessinées.
Américains d'origine chinoise > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Américains d'origine chinoise > Bandes dessinées.
Cartoons and comics.
Schools > Fiction
Identity > Fiction.
Chinese Americans > Fiction.
Racism > United States > Juvenile fiction.
Racism > United States > Comic books, strips, etc.
Interpersonal relations > Juvenile fiction
Interpersonal relations > Comic books, strips, etc.
Teenagers > Juvenile fiction
Teenagers > Comic books, strips, etc.
Schools > Juvenile fiction
Schools > Comic books, strips, etc.
Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction
Identity (Psychology) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Chinese Americans > Juvenile fiction
Chinese Americans > Comic books, strips, etc.
Bandes dessinées sur l'école.
Dessins humoristiques.
School comics
Fantasy comics
Graphic novels
Young adult fiction.
Juvenile works
Graphic novels
Fiction
Comics (Graphic works)
cartoons (humorous images)
Cartoon
Michael L. Printz Award winner, > 2007
Young adult fiction.
Young Adult Fiction.
Summary
Jin Wang starts at a new school where he's the only Chinese-American student. When a boy from Taiwan joins his class, Jin doesn't want to be associated with an FOB like him. Jin just wants to be an all-American boy, because he's in love with an all-American girl. Danny is an all-American boy: great at basketball, popular with the girls. But his obnoxious Chinese cousin Chin-Kee's annual visit is such a disaster that it ruins Danny's reputation at school, leaving him with no choice but to transfer somewhere he can start all over again. The Monkey King has lived for thousands of years and mastered the arts of kung fu and the heavenly disciplines. He's ready to join the ranks of the immortal gods in heaven. But there's no place in heaven for a monkey. Each of these characters cannot help himself alone, but how can they possibly help each other? They're going to have to find a way - if they want fix the disasters their lives have become--Publisher's description.
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. Jocks and 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.
"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.
Note
Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2007.
GN 530L
Accelerated Reader AR
Accelerated Reader
Physical Description
233 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN
145171548X
9781451715484
0606144846
9780606144841
0312384483
9780312384487
1596433736
9781596433731
1596431520
9781596431522
159643208X
9781596432086
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