Boxers (Boxers & Saints #1)
Gene Luen Yang
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
3.87
· 36 ratings · 336 pages · Published: 10 Sep 2013
Little 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."
Against 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.
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The 'Boxers & Saints' series
3.95 · 95 ratings
middle-grade · myths · politics · china · east-asia · religion · young-adult · historical-fiction · historical · violent-conflict · magical-realism · comics · asia · poc-mc · spirituality · fiction · action-adventure · war · coming-of-age · supernatural
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