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Gene Luen Yang

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Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress’ fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.A. Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), Superman from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru). In 201 ...more

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	American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author), Lark Pien (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 101,094 ratings — published 2006 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 1 (The Promise, #1) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author), Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 33,532 ratings — published 2012 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 1 (The Search, #1) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author), Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 32,537 ratings — published 2013 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Promise (Avatar: The Last Airbender, #1) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Bryan Konietzko (Writer) 4.41 avg rating — 29,034 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 2 (The Promise, #2) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author), Bryan Koneitzko, Various (Illustrator) 4.41 avg rating — 23,834 ratings — published 2012 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Search (Avatar: The Last Airbender, #2) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Gurihiru (Illustrator) 4.57 avg rating — 18,860 ratings — published 2014 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift, Part 1 (The Rift, #1) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author), Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author), Bryan Konietzko 4.32 avg rating — 16,770 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boxers (Boxers & Saints, #1) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author), Lark Pien (Inker) 3.87 avg rating — 18,495 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 (The Promise, #3) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author), Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author), Bryan Konietzko 4.41 avg rating — 14,619 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saints (Boxers & Saints, #2) by Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author), Lark Pien (Inker) 3.83 avg rating — 16,414 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Superman Smashes the Klan

The year is 1946, and the Lee family has moved from Metropolis’ Chinatown to the center of the bustling city. While Dr. Lee is greeted warmly in his new position at the Metropolis Health Department, his two kids, Roberta and Tommy, are more excited about being closer to their famous hero, Superman!

Inspired by the 1940s Superman radio serial “Clan of the Fiery Cross” and drawn by Gurihiru, Gene Lue

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Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise (3 books)
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Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author),

Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author),

Bryan Konietzko,

Gurihiru (Artist)

4.37 avg rating — 101,017 ratings

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search (3 books)
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Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author),

Michael Dante DiMartino (Goodreads Author),

Bryan Konietzko,

Gurihiru (Illustrator)

4.46 avg rating — 76,339 ratings

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift (3 books)
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Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author),

Gurihiru (Illustrator)

4.32 avg rating — 43,014 ratings

Boxers & Saints (2 books)
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Gene Luen Yang (Goodreads Author),

Lark Pien (Inker)

3.87 avg rating — 36,861 ratings

Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow (3 books)
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Gurihiru (Illustrator)

4.40 avg rating — 26,952 ratings

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“It's easy to become anything you wish . . . so long as you're willing to forfeit your soul.”
― Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese

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“Wait."
"So what am I supposed to do now?"

"You know, Jin, I would have saved myself from five hundred years' imprisonment beneath a mountain of rock had I only realized how good it is to be a monkey."

(222-223)”
― Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese

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“What is China but a people and their stories?”
― Gene Luen Yang, Boxers

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Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?

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The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks

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Stitches

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Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Homecoming

277 votes 11.1%

The Impostor's Daughter: A True Memoir

213 votes 8.6%

The Book of Genesis

196 votes 7.9%

The Eternal Smile: Three Stories

108 votes 4.3%

Asterios Polyp

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A Drifting Life

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Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth

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