American Born Chinese
Written by Gene Luen Yang
Published by Square Fish in 2008
240 pages.
Genre: Graphic Novel, Multicultural
Summery: Jin Wang is a typical kid. Except his parents are from Taiwan. He has the usual middle school experience: being picked on, sitting by himself, having a crush on a pretty girl etc. He also has the typical tough experience of being an American Born Chinese. The whole book is a comic strip, which is remarkably effective for the story.
Response: I enjoyed it, but I don't think I really got it. There's a few storylines going on, and maybe I was too distracted by the comics to catch it all. It's brilliantly done. The pictures are bright and expressive. A delightful book-if you like comics.
Word of Caution: Bullying.
