Great New Books

American Born Chinese

by Yang, Gene Luen

"In an action-packed modern fable about the problems young Chinese Americans face when trying to participate in American popular culture, the lives of three apparently unrelated characters--Jin Wang, Monkey King, and Chin-Kee--come together with an unexpected twist. Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award. "

--Destiny TitlePeek

Inside Out & Back Again

by Thanhha Lai

"Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama . "

--Destiny TitlePeek