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040 _aNYU
100 1 _aYang, Gene Luen.
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245 1 0 _aAmerican born Chinese /
_cGene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien.
250 _a1st Square Fish ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bSquare Fish,
_c2009.
300 _a233 p. :
_bchiefly col. ill. ;
_c21 cm.
500 _a"Winner of the Michael L. Printz award"--Cover.
505 0 _aStory 1: "All Jin Wing 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 the school. Jocki and his bullies constantly pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl." Story 2: "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 ... " Story 3: "Chin-Kee is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, and he's ruining his cousin Danny's life. Danny's a basketball player, 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" -- Publisher's description.
520 _aAlternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format.
586 _aMichael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.
650 0 _aChinese American children
_vComic books, strips, etc.
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650 0 _aIdentity (Psychology)
_vComic books, strips, etc.
_94466
650 0 _aSchools
_vComic books, strips, etc.
_94467
650 0 _aChinese American children
_vFiction.
_94468
650 0 _aSchools
_vFiction.
_9344
650 0 _aIdentity (Psychology)
_vFiction.
_93406
655 0 _aGraphic novels.
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655 0 _aComic books, strips, etc.
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700 1 _aPien, Lark.
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930 1 _hPN6727.Y36
930 1 _hPN6727.Y36
930 1 _hPN6727.Y36
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_cBOOK