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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In the comics boom of the 1940s, The Green Turtle was a masked crusader with a secret: he was the first Asian-American super hero. The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but now the acclaimed author of "American Born Chinese" revives The Green Turtle in an all-new origin story.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur Genius Grant. <p/>A <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <p/>In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity... The Green Turtle was the first Asian American super hero. <p/>The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but Gene Luen Yang, the acclaimed author of <i>American Born Chinese</i>, and Sonny Liew, the author of the <i>New York Times</i>-bestseller <i>The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye</i>, have finally revived this character in <i>Shadow Hero</i>, a new graphic novel that creates an origin story for the Green Turtle. <p/>This gorgeous, funny comics adventure for teens is a new spin on the long, rich tradition of American comics lore.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>What America needs is for people to shed the expectation of translation and immerse themselves in other worlds . . . America has to start somewhere, and I'd recommend <i>The Shadow Hero</i>.<br>--<i>New York Times</i> <p/>Gene Luen Yang uses his Chinese heritage to create engaging comics that are deeply personal yet rooted in centuries of stories, fictional and true. --<i>LA Times</i> <p/>Yang and Liew reinvent this character in a brilliant homage that finally allows the Green Turtle to get his long overdue face time. --<i>BCCB, STARRED REVIEW on The Shadow Hero</i> <p/>There's plenty of humor in this lively, entertaining adventure story . . . At its heart, though, this book is a subtle comment on China's changing cultural landscape and growing multiculturalism in America. A lovingly tongue-in-cheek homage. --<i>Booklist</i>, STARRED REVIEW <p/>The insight into Chinese mafia and 1940s American superhero comic book culture is wonderful. --<i>VOYA</i> <p/>Award-winning author Yang and artist Liew tackle a lesser-known aspect of history, breathing new life into the Green Turtle, a 1940s comic book hero . . . A creative take on the superhero genre. --<i>School Library Journal</i> <p/>"Abundant humor, strong characters and cracking good action." --<i>The Horn Book</i> <p/>"A golden-age comic superhero returns with a brand new Asian-American origin story . . . An entertaining and intelligent response to classic superhero stories." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/>Racism, romance, humor, and identity all play important roles in Yang and Liew's evocation of Hank's life in pre-WWII San Francisco as they create an origin story that blends classic comics conventions with a distinctly Chinese perspective." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, STARRED REVIEW <p/>"Masterful." --Dave Eggers on <i>Boxers & Saints</i> <p/>"Remarkable." --<i>The New York Times</i> on <i>Boxers & Saints</i> <p/>"At once humorous and heartbreaking." --<i>The LA Times</i> on <i>Boxers & Saints</i> <p/>"Epic." --<i>The Washington Post</i> on <i>Boxers & Saints</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Gene Luen Yang</b>'<b>s</b> first book with First Second, <i>American Born Chinese</i>, is now in print in over ten languages and was a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Printz Award. Yang's other works include the popular comics adaptation of <i>Avatar: The Last Airbender</i>, DC's New Super-Man series, <i>Boxers & Saints</i>, and the Secret Coders series. He is the first graphic novelist to be named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. <p/><b>Sonny Liew</b> is a Malaysian-born comic artist and illustrator based in Singapore. He is the author of <i>The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye</i>, a <i>New York Times</i> bestseller and the first graphic novel to win the Singapore Literature Prize. His other comics include titles for Marvel, DC, and Image. He spearheaded Liquid City, a comics anthology series featuring creators from Southeast Asia.</p>

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