This book has been on my TBR for a while and it should have stayed there. There was so much hype for this book. I know part of that is because when it came out in 2006 there was nothing really like it available for middle grade. It’s a graphic novel that mixes history, myth, and modern culture, to look at the stereotypical way Americans can treat those of asian descent. It helps to illustrate how these “american born chinese” can be made to feel, or who they may wish they were born with different skin. By the end of the book I appreciate it more. It was all wrapped together and the story made sense. But while reading it felt a little all over the place, and quite a bit racist. The racism works in the story once you get to the end, but in the moment it feels horrible and I can see how it would put people off. Overall I can see why so many have fallen in love with this story, and I just wish I was one of them.