{"product_id":"boxers","title":"Boxers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene Luen Yang\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eAmerican Born Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into a streaming series on Disney+. His two-volume graphic novel \u003ci\u003eBoxers \u0026amp; Saints\u003c\/i\u003e won the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award finalist. His nonfiction graphic novel \u003ci\u003eDragon Hoops\u003c\/i\u003e received an Eisner Award and a Printz honor. His other comics works include \u003ci\u003eSecret Coders \u003c\/i\u003e(with Mike Holmes), \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Hero\u003c\/i\u003e (with Sonny Liew), as well as \u003ci\u003eSuperman Smashes the Klan\u003c\/i\u003e and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series (both with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChina,1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLittle Bao has had enough. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers - commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from \"foreign devils.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst all odds, this grass-roots rebellion is violently successful. But nothing is simple. Little Bao is fighting for the glory of China, but at what cost? So many are dying, including thousands of \"secondary devils\" - Chinese citizens who have converted to Christianity. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoxers \u0026amp; Saints is an innovative new graphic novel in two volumes - the parallel stories of two young people caught up on opposite sides of a violent rift. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Born Chinese \u003c\/i\u003eauthor Gene Luen Yang brings his clear-eyed storytelling and trademark magical realism to the complexities of the Boxer Rebellion and lays bare the foundations of extremism, rebellion, and faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscover the other side of the Boxer Rebellion in \u003ci\u003eSaints - \u003c\/i\u003ethe companion volume to \u003ci\u003eBoxers.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41875128156235,"sku":"9781596433595","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/5645\/2427\/files\/imageloader_59407261-b6df-497c-a0f9-d1e2ef5adc8d.jpg?v=1762333539","url":"https:\/\/xiabooks.org\/products\/boxers","provider":"XIA Books \u0026 Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}