Author: Gene Luen Yang Book Color: Purple
Book Genre: Fantasy (Graphic Novel) Recommended By: Melissa Corey Summary: This book is organized in a very interesting way. There are 3 storylines that connect together by the end. I'll try to give you a quick run-down of the 3 stories: 1. Ever since Jin Wang moved to a new town, all he wants is to make a friend and fit in. But being the only Chinese-American boy in your class doesn't help much. The only other Asian is a girl named Suzy (and the classmates tease them that Jin and Suzy will get married on her thirteenth birthday), and his so-called "friends" harass and bully him. But by middle school, things start to take a strange turn. Jin falls in love with a girl named Amelia and then there are a few twists and unexpected surprises during his romance. But later he makes a wish that will change his life forever. 2. Thousands of years ago, a powerful monkey king was born from a rock on and defeated a tiger that haunted a magical Flower-Fruit Mountain for years. He became the most famous monkey of all time and thousands of monkeys flocked to see the king and be under his rule. But after he gets mocked by the gods, goddesses, spirits, and demons at a dinner party, he vows to make sure that people respect him as a god, and he trains hard to know how. But when he does learn the secrets and earns the powers, he later becomes greedy and he soon learns the most important lesson of his life. 3. Danny has it all for a popular boy- cool friends, good basketball skills, and a smart, pretty girl he likes that (supposedly!) likes him back. But the only problem is his cousin Chin-Kee, who visits every year, annoys the patience out of him, and who is the number one reason why Danny moves to different high schools every year. He figures this year with Chin-Kee will be the same as always: visit, embarrassment, move. But this year, things aren't quite what he expects it to be. At ALL. Personal Review: This book was awesome! I do not usually read comic books and instead prefer more traditional novels. Shout out to Melissa Corey for leaving me a comment and recommending this book to me! I have re-read it at least twice (okay, maybe 5 times). Recommendation: I would recommend this book for people who like graphic novels. who like Chinese mythology (or want to know more about it), for people who can relate to Jin and just want to fit in, and for people who liked Zen and the Art Of Faking It. Do you want to buy this graphic novel? Click here.
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