Level Up by Gene Luen Yang was found on Kirkus Reviews. It features Dennis Ouyang an Asian-American student struggling to find his true calling in life. Throughout the story we see his love of video games and his dilemma with school/5. "Level Up" tells the story of Dennis Ouyang who was just a young boy when he discovered the enchantment and allure of video games. Unlike many of his friends and classmates, Dennis was not given a weekly allowance. His Asian parents believed in . Gene Luen Yang creates a compelling and captivating story that puts a new twist on two old genres, coming of age and father/son relationships. Gene creates compelling characters that are easy to recognize and relate too, because regardless of your age, race, gender you can recognize some aspect of your own life in Dennis and his dad's/5.
by Gene Luen Yang illustrated by Thien Pham ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 7, Amy Chua's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother describes high-pressure parenting to produce high achievers; Yang explores the other side of the equation. Gene Luen Yang's Level Up is a good depiction of the effect that video games can have on our lives, but not in the typical "it'll rot your brain" way, but in a way that highlights the good that it might do when properly balanced. The moment I saw Thiem Pham's cover, designed to look just like the Game Boy I grew up on, I knew I needed to read this. Interview with Gene Luen Yang about Level Up. Created by SLJ Blog - Good Comics for Kids Watch the Video Share. Interview with Gene Luen Yang about Level Up. Created by Publishers Weekly View on Publishers Weekly Share. Lifetime Achievement Awards 2. St. Katharine Drexel Award,
Please enjoy this excerpt from the forthcoming graphic novel Level Up, written by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Thien Pham, available of June 7th from First Second. Dennis Ouyang just wants to. Whimsical and serious by turns, Level Up is a new look at the tale that Yang has made his own. Level Up by Gene Luen Yang was found on Kirkus Reviews. It features Dennis Ouyang an Asian-American student struggling to find his true calling in life. Throughout the story we see his love of video games and his dilemma with school.
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