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From Gene Luen Yang, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and author of American Born Chinese, comes a magical realist coming-of-age tale, by turns whimsical and deadly serious.
Nothing is what it seems when life collides with video games.
Dennis Ouyang has always struggled in the shadow of his parents’ expectations: Stay focused in high school, do well in college, go to medical school, and become a gastroenterologist.
But between his father’s death, his academic burnout, and his deep (and distracting) love of video games, Dennis can’t endure. He’s kicked out of college. And that’s when things get . . . weird.
Four adorable―but bossy―angels, straight out of a sappy greeting card, appear and take charge of Dennis’s life. He’s back on track to become a gastroenterologist. But is he living the life he wants?
Partnered with the deceptively simple, cute art of Thien Pham, Gene Yang has returned to the subject he revolutionized with American Born Chinese. Whimsical and serious by turns, Level Up is a new look at the tale that Yang has made his own: coming of age as an Asian American.
Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, and is the author of American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints, The Shadow Hero, and Secret Coders.
A New York Times Notable Children's Book (Young Adult) for 2011
A YALSA Popular Paperback for Young Adults
A YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens
An Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Title
A New York Times Notable Children’s Book
“Deliciously imaginative . . . uproariously funny . . . A book so good, it’s hard not to fall back on reviewers’ clichés.” ―The New York Times
“A manifesto for everyone who's ever wrestled with the expectations of their family, their friends, and their society (and who hasn't?), and it's ultimately both humane and inspiring.” ―Boing Boing
“A piquant, multilayered coming-of-age fable for the wired generation.” ―Kirkus Reviews
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From the Author
How do you decide what to do with your life? This question took up much of my head space when I was in my late teens, and it's also the central question of this book. This is video games vs. med school- a tale inspired by my brother (a medical doctor) and illustrated by my brother-in-cartooning Thien Pham (not a medical doctor).
About the Author
Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and a recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Grant. He is a New York Times bestselling graphic novelist whose award-winning work includes American Born Chinese, a Printz and Eisner Award-winner and National Book Award finalist; Boxers & Saints; The Shadow Hero; and Eisner Award-winning The Eternal Smile.
Thien Pham is a comic book and visual artist, as well as a high school teacher. His first solo graphic novel was Sumo.
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- PublisherSquare Fish
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 125010811X
- ISBN 13 9781250108111
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
- IllustratorPham Thien
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