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From Publishers Weekly
Yang, writer-artist of National Book Award finalist American Born Chinese, writes this magical-realist tale of Asian-American parental pressure and video-game escape, leaving the art to up-and-comer Pham. Dennis Ouyang struggles with the burden of his dead father's orders that he study hard, go to med school, and become a gastroenterologist. When Dennis, inspired by four mysterious angels, gives up his passion—video games—and buckles down to his studies, he befriends three fellow second-generation students and begins to make a place in med school. But a crisis in confidence reveals the true nature of his guardian angels, and the real source of his father's dreams for his only son. Pham's watercolors can be charming, but his primarily gray and brown palette gets visually monotonous; thankfully, his work increases in energy as the plot does. Yang's familiar story of immigrant striving and filial rebellion gets just enough juice from its connection to arcade culture. A bravura storytelling and visual twist near the end brings together the plot's several strands. A minor work from Yang, but a welcome introduction to Pham, whose own upcoming First Second graphic novel, Sumo, looks promising. (June)
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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).
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- Age Range: 12 - 17 years
- Grade Level: 7 and up
- Lexile Measure: 360L (What's this?)
- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: First Second (June 7, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1596432357
- ISBN-13: 978-1596432352
- Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 6 x 8.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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You don't need to be a gamer to appreciate and enjoy Level Up. The story is universal--primal--and speaks to the truth of what it means to be both a father and a son. It's a story of personal discovery and filial piety, handled well with humor and nostalgia.
Reluctant overachiever Dennis Ouyang has been groomed, since birth, to become a doctor--not just any doctor, a highly specialized gastroenterologist. Dennis, however, would rather play video games. Dennis becomes obsessed with video games, but he lives in the shadow of his parent's--and his father's--expectations. The weight of these expectations and early family tragedy take their toll on Dennis as he abandons his father's wishes to become a doctor by experimenting heavily with gaming, eventually allowing the games to consume his life, which has devolved into a sedentary, 8-bit bacchanalia. Dennis becomes consumed by playing video games and his academic future is now in jeopardy. However, a visit by four bright, determined, chiibi-esque angels steers Dennis back on the path toward medical school and family honor, proclaiming to him that becoming a doctor is his destiny. These seemingly righteous angels help Dennis to discover for himself what his destiny is. Using video games as a gimmick, Level Up is ultimately the story of a son trying to forge his own life while honoring the love and expectations of his parents.
Like Yang's other works, the protagonist is an unassuming, likable fellow whose internal conflicts manifest as surreal, whimsical totems of childhood. And, like his other works, popular culture references and stylized, contemporary dialogue help to reinterpret stories and struggles that have been going on for generations.