American Born Chinese, a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, comprises three stories featuring Jin, the only Chinese-American at his school, the fabled Monkey King, and Chin-kee, the horrible Chinese cousin. The three threads are woven together near the end in an “aha moment” that made me immediately go back and reread several sections. Exposing stereotypes, teenage angst, relationships: it’s all in Yang’s Michael L. Printz Award-winning book.
On his blog, Yang refers to this article about using graphic novels in the classroom.
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Hello, this is my first visit here. It’s nice to read recommendations like this. American Born Chinese sounds like a novel I might like. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by, Claudine.
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