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By: one diverse comic book nation » THE SHORT STACK: Diversity On The ‘Net - January 26, 2007

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 03:40:19 +0000

[...] AMERICAN BORN CHINESE wins award by Heidi MacDonald from THE BEAT, ‘American Born Chinese’ Wins Printz Award by ICv2, and Gene Yang’s American Born Chinese Wins YALSA’s Michael L. Printz Award by Tom Spurgeon from The Comics Reporter – Lots of reports about American Born Chinese winning the prestigious Printz Award as well as other awards (from THE BEAT, ICv2, and The Comics Reporter) [...]

By: david

david — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:38:57 +0000

Very cool.

By: Lea

Lea — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:21:34 +0000

Gene Yang: Nicest Pitiless Juggernaut of WIN ever.
Congrats, Gene!

By: Kat Kan

Kat Kan — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:48:51 +0000

Well, in the Boston area you’ve got one of the best young YA librarians who support graphic novels – Robin Brenner! She works in one of the suburbs. She’s one of a number of good librarians in the area who believe in acquiring books that people will read. And yes, that’s the wonderful thing about libraries that carry graphic novels – the librarians tend to believe in diversity of content. So you’ll see super hero comics, manga, serious literary graphic novels, all kinds. And check with your library – if it doesn’t have American Born Chinese yet, it will very soon!

By: John A. Walsh

John A. Walsh — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:07:15 +0000

The libraries up here in the Boston area have really been bulking up their graphic novel sections. And I’ve been surprised by the amount of diversity! From Krigstein to Tatsumi to Sfar to Project: Romantic by Adhouse.

And I can only hope that I haven’t seen American Born Chinese on the shelves because it’s out in someone’s hands!

By: Kat Kan

Kat Kan — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:59:11 +0000

As a librarian who has worked hard to get graphic novels and comics into libraries for more than two decades, I see American Born Chinese’s Printz Award as a validation of everything I have done. I’m not the only librarian who likes graphic novels and thinks they deserve a place in every library collection. This award indicates that indeed, now most librarians think the same way. I couldn’t access the webcast of the press conference, but I heard that the audience whooped and hollered for joy at the announcement. I was whooping and hollering at my computer when I read the news on a librarian’s blog – she posted as it was happening.

By: Brian Lym

Brian Lym — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:55:59 +0000

Great work! I picked up a copy at the American Library Association midwinter conference shortly after it received the Printz award. It deserves to be read by a wide audience, not just young adults.

By: John A. Walsh

John A. Walsh — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:44:06 +0000

It’s really nice to see the awards continue to roll in for Gene Yang. Both Yang and First Second deserve it!

I’m wondering what First Second’s next big breakout hit will be come this Spring….anyone have any guesses?