num_pages: 240
description: All Jin Wang 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 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 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. American Born Chinese is an amazing rise, all the way up to the astonishing climax--and confirms what a growing number of readers already know: Gene Yang is a major talent.
language: English
title: American Born Chinese
titlecomplete: American Born Chinese
characters: Jin Wang, Wei-Chen Sun, Suzy Nakamura, Amelia Harris
genres: Fantasy, Teen, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Comics, School, Coming Of Age, Fiction
ratings_count: 91627
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Michael L. Printz Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: James Cook Book Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
category: Best Graphic Album - New, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Young People's Literature, awardedAt: 1388563200000
name: One Book One San Diego
category: Young Adult
publisher: First Second