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| Author | Gene Luen Yang |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Gene Luen Yang |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Graphic novel |
| Publisher | First Second Books |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback & hardback collector's edition) |
| Pages | 240 pp (paperback edition) |
| ISBN | 978-1-59643-152-2 |
American Born Chinese is a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. Released in 2006 by First Second Books, it was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Awards in the category of Young People's Literature.[1] It won the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award,[2] the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, the Publishers Weekly Comics Week Best Comic of the Year, the San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, the 2006/2007 Best Book Award from The Chinese American Librarians Association, and Amazon.com Best Graphic Novel/Comic of the Year. It also made the Booklist Top Ten Graphic Novel for Youth, the NPR Holiday Pick, and Time Top Ten Comic of the Year. It was colored by cartoonist Lark Pien, who received the 2007 Harvey Award for Best Colorist for her work on the book.
- ^ Fu, Binbin (Fall 2007). "American Born Chinese". MELUS. 32 (3): 274. doi:10.1093/melus/32.3.274. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ American Library Association (2010). "Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books". Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-03.