American Born Chinese graphic novel by Gene Leun Yang. Released in 2006

American Born Chinese is a graphic novel by Gene Leun Yang. Released in 2006 by First Second Book, it was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Awards in the category of Young People's Literature. It won the Michael L Printz award, the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, the publishers weekly Comics Week Best Comic of the Year, the Francisco Chronicles Best Book of the Year, the 2006/2007 Best Book Award from The Chinese American Librarians Association, and Amazon Best Graphic Novel/Comic of the Year. It also made the Booklist Top Ten Graphic Novel for Youth, the NPR Holiday Pick, and Time Top Ten Comic of the Year. It was colored by cartoonist Lark Pien, who received the 2007 Harvey Award for Best Colorist for her work on the book.