storyline where the main protagonist experiences and is plunged into a new environment, however in different ways, a graphic novel, and a novel. In Jin Wang’s case, he moved into a new town and school in which there were no longer Chinese-American kids for him to easily socialise with, and Jin needed to adapt to the American way of living to fit in. Or did he? While in Mao’s last Dancer, Li Cunxin, the author himself, was suddenly and to his own surprise elected to be part of an elite dance group
middle school, things were different compared elementary. Kids changed for the worse. I noticed Lisa changing as well. I was at her house on a sunny afternoon, playing video games. I was beating Lisa so many times, which frustrated her. She eventually slapped the controller out of my hands and called me a cheater, despite the fact I was sitting right there, beside her the whole time. I affirmed that I did not cheat and couldn't possibly do so. She begins to call me a liar and demands me to leave her