{"product_id":"american-born-chinese-by-gene-luen-yang-9781250811899","title":"American Born Chinese","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGene Luen Yang was the fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA tour-de-force by New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Gene Yang, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Born Chinese\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighbourhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in this action-packed modern fable. \u003cem\u003eAmerican Born Chinese\u003c\/em\u003e is an amazing ride, all the way up to the astonishing climax.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Born Chinese\u003c\/em\u003e is the winner of the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award, a 2006 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, the winner of the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, an Eisner Award nominee for Best Colouring, a 2007 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, and a New York Times bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis title has Common Core Connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47642750714092,"sku":"9781250811899","price":44.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250811899-american-born-chinese.jpg?v=1779156876","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/american-born-chinese-by-gene-luen-yang-9781250811899","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}