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American Born Chinese (Sale)

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American Born Chinese, a Printz Award winner and a New York Times bestseller, is coming to you in a paperback edition with a new afterword from the author.

A tour-de-force by New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in this action-packed modern fable. American Born Chinese is an amazing ride, all the way up to the astonishing climax.

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Carter ★★★★★

The paperback includes a new afterword from the author, and that alone made the purchase worth it for me. I’d forgotten how sharply the artwork and the shifting storylines hit, especially the way it balances humor with something heavier.

Olivia P. ★★★★★

The new afterword adds real depth to an already layered story, and the paperback is lightweight enough to toss in a bag without worrying about it. Gene Yang weaves the folk tale and modern plot together so smoothly that I found myself rereading pages just to catch the details I missed.

Daniel ★★★★★

The pace is so tight I finished it in one sitting, and the way the folk tales weave into the modern storyline is unlike anything I've read. This paperback feels sturdy enough to pass around, and that new afterword from the author genuinely adds to the experience.

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