American+Born+Chinese

===//Graphic Novel Fans Unite//! When Gene Luen Yang won the 2007 Printz Award for his graphic novel, //American Born Chinese// (First Second, 2006), this literature format received attention from an expanded audience. The story, told in three parts, follows a Chinese-American's struggle against racial stereotypes. The following lesson plan will jumpstart your exploration of this extremely popular genre!===

//**Pow! Blam! Eeeek!**// This document, created in **Comic Life** software, introduces the format and characters in //**American Born Chinese**//.
 * ===__Part One__: An Invitation to Join Us!===


 * ===__Part Two__: Use an ebook in our Gale Virtual Reference Library, //UXL Graphic Novelists//, to extend your background knowledge of this Pulitzer Prize winning literature! Then read a terrific introduction to Manga as published in //Wired// magazine, November 2007.===

a. b. "Manga 101: Enroll Now," __Wired-15.11__, November 2007. Available at: @http://archive.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-11/ff_manga_101


 * ===__Part Three__: Let the Discussion Begin!===