num_pages: 240
description: The story of a Chinese-American kid in an all-white school is combined with the Chinese fable of the Monkey King and a send-up of racial stereotypes in this allegory of Chinese-American identity.
language: English
title: American Born Chinese
titlecomplete: American Born Chinese
characters: Suzy Nakamura, Amelia Harris, Wei-Chen Sun, Jin Wang
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Graphic Novels, Teen, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Fantasy
ratings_count: 91668
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: Turtleback Books