Boxers & Saints Boxed Set (Boxed Set) (ISBN-13: 9781596439245)

The Boxers & Saints Boxed Set from Gene Luen Yang, one of the greatest comics storytellers alive, brings all his formidable talents to bear in this astonishing work.

In two volumes, Boxers & Saints tells two parallel stories. The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers. Against all odds, their grass-roots rebellion is successful.

But in the second volume, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. A girl whose village has no place for her is taken in by Christian missionaries and finds, for the first time, a home with them. As the Boxer Rebellion gains momentum, Vibiana must decide whether to abandon her Christian friends or to commit herself fully to Christianity.

Boxers & Saints is one of the most ambitious graphic novels First Second has ever published. It offers a penetrating insight into not only one of the most controversial episodes of modern Chinese history, but into the very core of our human nature. Gene Luen Yang is rightly called a master of the comics form, and this book will cement that reputation.

This boxed set includes the trade paperback Boxers as well as the trade paperback Saints, packaged together in one slipcase.

A New York Times bestseller
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature
A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013

Author: Gene Luen Yang
ISBN-10: 1596439246
ISBN-13: 9781596439245
Publisher: First Second
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2013
Pages: 512
Format: Boxed Set
Weight: 2.82lbs
Size: 8.83h x 6.30w x 1.94d
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: National Book Awards - Finalist
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Winner
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2013
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2013 pg. 59
Library Journal 09/15/2013 pg. 82
Shelf Awareness 09/20/2013
New York Times Book Review 10/13/2013 pg. 24
New York Times Book Review 10/20/2013 pg. 26
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/04/2013 pg. 29
PW Best Children's Books 11/11/2013 pg. 28
Publishers Weekly 11/25/2013
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2013 pg. 31
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2013 pg. 64
Shelf Awareness 12/13/2013
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/08/2013 pg. 35
People Weekly 12/23/2013 pg. 61

About the Author
Gene Yang began drawing comic books in the fifth grade. He was an established figure in the indie comics scene when he published his first book with First Second, American Born Chinese, which is now in print in over ten languages. ABC's instant critical and commercial success, along with its status as a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Printz Prize, catapulted Yang into stardom as a brilliant writer for teens and young adults. Boxers & Saints is his most recent graphic novel.