Saints

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: First Second
Published: 09/10/2013
ISBN: 9781596436893
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.49h x 6.10w x 0.57d

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