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Saints
Contributor(s): Yang, Gene Luen (Author), Yang, Gene Luen (Illustrator), Pien, Lark

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ISBN: 1596436891     ISBN-13: 9781596436893
Publisher: First Second
OUR PRICE: $15.29  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Historical
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Asia
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Asia
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2013947228
Age Level: 12-17
Grade Level: 7-12
Series: Boxers & Saints
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.1" W x 8.49" L (0.83 lbs) 176 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Cultural Region - Chinese
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: School Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 106
Publishers Weekly 08/12/2013
Booklist 08/01/2013 pg. 80
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2013 pg. 117
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2013 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2013 pg. 190 - Book Of Special Distinction
New York Times Book Review 10/13/2013 pg. 24
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2013 pg. 31
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2014 pg. 14
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 132 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 159623
Reading Level: 3.0   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur Genius Grant.

A New York Times bestseller

China, 1898. An unwanted fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name by her family. She finds friendship-and a name, Vibiana-in the most unlikely of places: Christianity. But China is a dangerous place for Christians. The Boxer Rebellion is murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike. Torn between her nation and her Christian friends, Vibiana will have to decide where her true loyalties lie . . . and whether she is willing to die for her faith.
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Boxers & Saints is a groundbreaking graphic novel in two volumes. This innovative format presents two parallel tales about young people caught up on opposite sides of a violent rift. Saints tells Vibiana's story, and the companion volume, Boxers, tells the story of Little Bao, a young man who joins the Boxer Rebellion. American Born Chinese author Gene Luen Yang brings his trademark magical realism to the complexities of the Boxer Rebellion, and lays bare the universal foundations of extremism, rebellion, and faith.


Contributor Bio(s): Yang, Gene Luen: - Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress' fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.A. Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), New Super-Man from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.
 
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