*American Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangISBN: 9780312384487
Square Fish, First Second, 2009
Color by: Lark Pien
233 pages
Reading Level: Young Adult
Fiction, American Chinese Fiction, Graphic Novel
Awards: 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Winner
2007 Eisner Award Winner
Best Graphic Album - New
2006 National Book Award Nominee
Three main characters' stories are intertwined in the end. One Chinese American tries to fit into the American culture, a Chinese folk hero attempts to be worshiped as a god, and a teenager who is completely embarrassed by his Chinese cousin continually changes school to earn his own identity. Themes include friendship, shame, and racism.