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It’s not easy being teen

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

Boxers by Gene Luen Yang

Saints by Gene Luen Yang

January 14, 2019 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

I hadn’t originally planned to review all three of these books together, but after reading them, I found that they had more in common than just their author. American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints all center on teens who are dealing with issues related to their identity and how to live within the community in which they find themselves. Do you adapt to others’ expectations, try to remake the community as you wish it to be, or leave it for something new? American Born Chinese […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: American Born Chinese, Boxers & Saints, cbr11, ElCicco, Fiction, Gene Luen Yang, Graphic Novel

ElCicco's CBR11 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: American Born Chinese, Boxers & Saints, cbr11, ElCicco, Fiction, Gene Luen Yang, Graphic Novel ·
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Couldn’t the whole book have been about the Monkey King?

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

July 4, 2016 by Malin 1 Comment

Fair warning, all. Over the next week or so (I can’t imagine it’s going to take me that much longer), I aim to read ALL the comic book trades and/or graphic novels that the husband and I own, and that I haven’t gotten round to reading. Actually, in all honesty, it’s not all of them, we have a ton of Hellblazer and Jack Kirby comics and all manner of things my husband owns that I have little to NO interest in, but there are 18 […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: American Born Chinese, bullying, CBR8, coming-of-age, Gene Luen Yang, Graphic Novel, Malin, mythology, Racism, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:70 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: American Born Chinese, bullying, CBR8, coming-of-age, Gene Luen Yang, Graphic Novel, Malin, mythology, Racism, Young Adult ·
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    on “Hell is a campus.”
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