American Born Chinese
Gene Luen Yang
Graphic Novel / Young Adult
American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang
—· 240 p· 2006
Michael L. Printz AwardNational Book Award Finalistreflectivefunny
Overview
About
Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format.
Pages
240
Square Fish
Linguistic complexity
2/5
Straightforward
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
—
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Reader feel
Visual Storytelling9
Cultural Identity Exploration9
Emotional depth8
Pacing8
Prose7
Narration7
Plot twists6
Worldbuilding3
My journey
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