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American Born Chinese

American Born Chinese

by Gene Luen Yang and Gene Luen Yang
Paperback
Age range: 9 to 11 years old Publication Date: 05/09/2006

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All Jin Wang wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighbourhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese-American student at his 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...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...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...These three apparently unrelated tales come together with an unexpected twist, in a modern fable that is hilarious, poignant, and action-packed.
ISBN:
9781596431522
9781596431522
Category:
Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
9 to 11 years old
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
05-09-2006
Language:
English
Publisher:
Roaring Brook Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
240
Dimensions (mm):
215x154x14mm
Weight:
0.49kg

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