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 book follows the story of a queer 13-year-old named Mei, who is working in the United States 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. Get More out of Graphic Novels: The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor In this magical adaptation of the tale of Paul Bunyan, a young Chinese immigrant works at a logging camp in the late 1800s. The Legend of Auntie Po is a graphic historical fiction novel written and illustrated by Shing Yin Khor and published on June 15, 2021. It was released from Kokila (Penguin Random House) in June 2021, and links to purchase it are available online here, or through any bookseller of your choice. Thirteen-year-old Mei reimagines the myths of Paul Bunyan as starring a Chinese heroine while she works in a Sierra Nevada logging camp in 1885.Cover may vary. The Legend of Auntie Po is about who gets to own a myth, and about immigrant families and communities holding on to rituals and traditions while staking out their own place in America. This graphic novel interweaves historical fiction and surreal adventure as Mei reimagines the tale of Paul Bunyan with a Chinese. Summary A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST Part historical fiction, part fable, and 100 percent adventure. Part historical fiction, part magical realism, and 100 percent adventure. Label The Legend of Auntie Po Title The Legend of Auntie Po Creator The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor available in Trade Paperback on, also read synopsis and reviews.

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