Saints (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781596436893)

Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress's fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novel American Born Chinese, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into a streaming series on Disney+. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award finalist. His nonfiction graphic novel Dragon Hoops received an Eisner Award and a Printz honor. His other comics works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), as well as Superman Smashes the Klan and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series (both with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.

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.

Author: Gene Luen Yang
ISBN-10: 1596436891
ISBN-13: 9781596436893
Publisher: First Second
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2013
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.49h x 6.10w x 0.57d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 159623 / Saints


Review Citation(s):
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

About the Author
Gene Luen 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. American Born Chinese's critical and commercial success, along with its status as a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Printz Award, catapulted Yang into stardom as a major voice of our times. Boxers & Saints is his most recent graphic novel.