The legend of Auntie Po [graphic novel]
Khor, Shing Yin2021
Book
"Part historical fiction, part magical realism, and 100 percent adventure. Thirteen-year-old Mei reimagines the myths of Paul Bunyan as starring a Chinese heroine as she works in a Sierra Nevada logging camp in 1885. Aware of the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain blissfully focused on her job, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about Paul Bunyan--reinvented as Po Pan Yin (Auntie Po), an elderly Chinese matriarch. Anchoring herself with stories of Auntie Po, Mei navigates the difficulty and politics of lumber camp work and her growing romantic feelings for her friend Bee. The Legend of Auntie Po is about who gets to own a myth and immigrant families and communities holding on to rituals and traditions while staking out their own place in America."--Amazon.com.
Main title:
The legend of Auntie Po [graphic novel] / Shing Yin Khor.
Author:
Khor, Shing Yin, author, illustrator
Work:
Imprint:
New York : Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021.©2021
Collation:
290 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 21 cm
Audience:
Ages 10-14.
ISBN:
9780525554899 (paperback)
Dewey class:
741.5973
Language:
English
Subject:
Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character) -- Comic books, strips, etcUnited States. Chinese Exclusion Act -- Comic books, strips, etcChinese Americans -- Comic books, strips, etcFriendship -- Comic books, strips, etcInterpersonal relations -- Comic books, strips, etcLumber camps -- Comic books, strips, etcSierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- History -- 19th century -- Comic books, strips, etcGraphic novelsHistorical comics
BRN:
506559