Author-illustrator Yang often portrays the violence obliquely or uses a cartoony style that softens the impact of bloody scenes. Violence plays a major role in the books' most important scenes: everything from fistfights, shootings, stabbings, sword fights, and a decapitation to setting fire to a church filled with women and children. Both characters struggle to do what's right, but their beliefs put them in direct opposition. In Saints, a young outcast named Four-Girl, later to become Vibiana, embraces what she thinks of as deviltry but then converts to Christianity. Boxers follows Little Bao, who learns kung-fu fighting techniques and gradually gathers an army of peasants who rebel against foreign missionaries and solidiers. These graphic novels depict China's Boxer Rebellion from the viewpoints of two teen protagonists. Printz Award, among other literary awards and honors. Parents need to know that Boxers & Saints is a set of two graphic novels by Gene Luen Yang ( American Born Chinese), the first graphic novelist to be a finalist for the National Book Award and the first to win the American Library Association's Michael L. Please read our latest updates prior to ordering. One minor supporting character is an opium addict.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. BOXERS and SAINTS BOXED SET PUBLISHER FIRST SECOND WRITER Gene Luen Yang ARTIST Gene Luen Yang RELEASE DATE SEPTEM25 OFF Retail price: 34.99, you save 8.75 26.24 This title is available by Special Order only.
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