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American Born Chinese

Gene Luen Yang,

Lark Pien (Illustrator)

Start date: January 31, 2017

Finish date: February 28, 2017

Why we're reading this: Meet to discuss the February pick for the "Between the Lines" Book Discussion Group at the Morton Grove P…more
[close] Meet to discuss the February pick for the "Between the Lines" Book Discussion Group at the Morton Grove Public Library. The group will meet at two times: February 23 at 10:00AM and February 28 at 7:00PM.

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Jan 27, 2011 Christina rated it really liked it

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This graphic novel contains three seemingly separate stories that are brought together at the end. The main story is about a boy who is Chinese Americans and the difficulties he faces while being treated as an outsider. Another story is about a boy named Danny and the embarrassment he feels when his cousin Chin-Kee comes and visits from China. Chin-Kee attends all of his classes and manages to embarrass him in front of most of the school. The other story tells the tale of a monkey who is punishe ...more

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