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From: Angela J. Reynolds <areynold>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:37:56 -0400
I thought "American Born Chinese" was ... perfect! It could not have been anything other than a graphic novel. That story would not have been successful as a "regular" novel. I found it funny (I laughed out loud), with good character development, and the ending was delightful-- I didn't see it coming; it was quite clever the way the stories came together. The book dealt with stereotypes, with self-stereotyping, themes of friendship and growing up different in a world of sameness, and still was able to pull in mythology and show us how ancient stories are like our modern lives. Bravo to the committee for recognizing excellence in this format and for putting the book into the public view.
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:37:56 -0400
I thought "American Born Chinese" was ... perfect! It could not have been anything other than a graphic novel. That story would not have been successful as a "regular" novel. I found it funny (I laughed out loud), with good character development, and the ending was delightful-- I didn't see it coming; it was quite clever the way the stories came together. The book dealt with stereotypes, with self-stereotyping, themes of friendship and growing up different in a world of sameness, and still was able to pull in mythology and show us how ancient stories are like our modern lives. Bravo to the committee for recognizing excellence in this format and for putting the book into the public view.
-- Angela J. Reynolds, Children's and Young Adult Librarian Annapolis Valley Regional Library P.O. Box 640, 26 Bay Road Bridgetown, NS CANADA B0S 1C0 902-665-2995 Fax: 902-665-4899 areynold at nsar.library.ns.ca http://www.valleylibrary.ca "There's always a story, " she said. "It's all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything's got a story in it. Change the story, change the world. " Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of SkyReceived on Thu 22 Feb 2007 07:37:56 AM CST
