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American Born Chinese by Gene Yang

American Born Chinese is a graphic novel that does a great job of showing three different perspectives of what it's like to be Chinese. Following the only Chinese-American in a new school, the renowned Monkey King - subject of many Chinese fables, and a character who represents all of the classic negative Chinese stereotypes, Gene Yang shows three different stories that ultimately lead to each other at the end of the novel.

What do you think it would be like to be the new kid at a school where you didn't know anyone?