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Saints by Gene Luen Yang

Saints

Gene Luen Yang, Lark Pien

First Second · Paperback · September 10, 2013

Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels.

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YA Historical Comics, Historical YA - Asia, Diverse YA Graphic Novels
Published
First Second, September 10, 2013

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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+.

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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. ---- 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.

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  • YA historical comics energy
  • collector-friendly Gene Luen Yang shelf appeal

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  • award-adjacent signal
  • teens, girls, history

Where it sits

YA Historical Comics86%
Historical YA - Asia77%
Diverse YA Graphic Novels41%

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Publisher categories

  • YA Historical Comics
  • Historical YA - Asia
  • Asia for Teens
Authors
Gene Luen Yang, Lark Pien
Publisher
First Second
Published
September 10, 2013
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Historical Comics