American Born Chinese

Resumen del libro

Jin Wang starts at a new school where he's the only Chinese-American student. When a boy from Taiwan joins his class, Jin doesn't want to be associated with an FOB like him. Jin just wants to be an all-American boy, because he's in love with an all-American girl. Danny is an all-American boy: great at basketball, popular with the girls. But his obnoxious Chinese cousin Chin-Kee's annual visit is such a disaster that it ruins Danny's reputation at school, leaving him with no choice but to transfer somewhere he can start all over again. The Monkey King has lived for thousands of years and mastered the arts of kung fu and the heavenly disciplines. He's ready to join the ranks of the immortal gods in heaven. But there's no place in heaven for a monkey. Each of these characters cannot help himself alone, but how can they possibly help each other? They're going to have to find a way if they want fix the disasters their lives have become.

Biografía del autor

Gene Luen Yang escribe, y a veces dibuja, cómics y novelas gráficas. Como quinto Embajador Nacional de Literatura Juvenil de la Biblioteca del Congreso de los Estados Unidos, defiende la importancia de la lectura, especialmente una lectura con perspectiva de diversidad. Su novela gráfica American Born Chinese, finalista del National Book Award y ganadora del Printz Award, ha sido adaptada a una serie de streaming. Su novela gráfica de dos volúmenes Boxers x{0026}amp; Saints ganó el LA Times Book Prize y fue finalista del National Book Award. Su novela gráfica de no ficción Dragon Hoops recibió un premio Eisner y un Printz Honor. Sus otros trabajos de cómic incluyen Secret Coders (con Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (con Sonny Liew), Superman Smashes the Klan Klan y la serie Avatar: The Last Airbender series Airbender (ambos con Gurihiru). En 2016, fue nombrado miembro de la Fundación MacArthur.