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American Born Chinese (2023) TV Series vs Book
TV series · 2023 · Created by Kelvin Yu · Starring Ben Wang, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan
American Born Chinese (2023) TV Series: Cast and Details
A teenager's ordinary school life becomes tangled with Chinese myth.
Book vs TV Series: How Close Is It?
Loosely based on the bookThe series keeps the graphic novel's three stories but adds a lot of new plot and characters.
Read or watch first?
Read the graphic novel first for its tight structure. The series is a funny, bigger version.
What the book gives you
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
It was the first graphic novel to win the Printz Award, in 2007.
Who will like it: Readers who like graphic novels.